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EVO 121: Partio vs Wrusty PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sluggo Brott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brott comes to the cage accompanied by So What. Fernandez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Eagles - Hotel Calafornia. Miguel Fernandez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sluggo Brott's chin.
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208 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sluggo Brott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brott defending well as Fernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Fernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernandez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing Brott from controlling successfully.
Brott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Fernandez pulls Brott in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is trying to keep Brott in close.
Brott throwing strikes from guard but Fernandez blocks nicely.
Brott wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fernandez avoids the body shot from Brott.
Brott lands a body shot.
Fernandez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brott shoots in for a takedown but Fernandez shows good takedown defense.
Sloppy strikes from Fernandez. Those never looked like landing.
Brott shoots for a double leg takedown but Fernandez sprawls well. He's pushed Brott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brott throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fernandez counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fernandez.
A lazy left from Fernandez finds it's target.
A big right from Brott misses.
Brott goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brott takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fernandez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brott just misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandez throws a poor cross that misses
and Brott counters with a shoot takedown. Fernandez fights it but they end up in guard.
Fernandez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fernandez wants to hit a switch here but Brott passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fernandez there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brott cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott landing strikes from the mount and Fernandez is in trouble!
Brott has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Fernandez regains half guard.
Fernandez is concentrating on defense, preventing Brott from advancing position.
Brott not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fernandez defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fernandez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Brott.
Brott wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
Brott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fernandez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fernandez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fernandez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brott throws a big right hand that misses.
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing Brott from controlling successfully.
Fernandez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fernandez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brott keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sluggo Brott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brott misses with a straight left.
Fernandez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miguel Fernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brott checks a low kick from Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a body shot.
Brott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fernandez counters with a body kick.
Fernandez misses the jab.
Brott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez misses with a low kick as Brott jumps back.
Miguel Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Fernandez does no damage.
Fernandez takes a swing at Brott's ribcage but misses.
Brott moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brott eats them both and turns towards Fernandez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fernandez throws a body kick that misses.
Fernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brott scores with a jab to the body.
Brott throws a sloppy head kick and Fernandez moves out of range easily.
Brott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fernandez can pounce on him.
Fernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Brott misses with a low kick.
Brott tries to move into range but Fernandez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fernandez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brott scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandez throws a lazy body kick
and Brott counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brott is keen to just control but Fernandez is a slippery customer.
Brott wants to pass to mount but Fernandez is defending the position.
Fernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brott is working away from the top position though.
Brott not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Fernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brott.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brott connects with a nice short shot to Fernandez's temple.
Ground and pound from Brott.
Sluggo Brott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brott is thwarting Fernandez's attempts to control the position.
Brott throwing shots but Fernandez is blocking nicely.
Fernandez moves into full guard.
Fernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fernandez trying to keep a closed guard but Brott is proving a slippery customer.
Brott lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brott won't allow Fernandez to sweep him here.
Brott trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fernandez is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brott keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.
Fernandez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Brott keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Fernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fernandez connects with a right hand. Brott shakes it off.
Brott throws a jab but it's blocked by Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a low kick.
Brott leaves Fernandez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brott lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez misses the shot to the body.
Fernandez throws a leg kick but Brott checks it.
Fernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Brott thumps Fernandez with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brott attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Brott or perhaps it was just good defense by Fernandez, which made it look bad.
Brott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernandez.
Fernandez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brott fails with the takedown.
Brott moves out of range of the leg kick from Fernandez.
Jab, jab by Brott - just one landing.
Brott takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brott misses with a body shot
and Fernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brott works Fernandez's body with a nice hook.
Fernandez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez tries to land a leg kick but Brott saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Fernandez misses
and Brott counters with a single leg into guard. Fernandez didn't expect that.
Fernandez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brott advances to half guard.
Fernandez is still in real trouble! Can Brott finish him?
Brott is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
A big strike lands for Brott! That's really hurt Fernandez and he's turned his back - Brott keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Brott jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sluggo Brott!
A victorious Sluggo Brott thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Miguel Fernandez was interviewed post fight and said 'I was just resting my eyes!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doctor Greenthumb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenthumb's entrance music is I Wanna Riot!. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sensei's choice of entrance music: Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy. Doctor Greenthumb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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167 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doctor Greenthumb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei moves into the clinch successfully.
Sensei is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sensei gets through Greenthumb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Greenthumb blocking some punches.
Sensei tries to work over Greenthumb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greenthumb is trying to trip Sensei. He has hold of a leg but Sensei is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Greenthumb persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Greenthumb throws a big elbow that misses.
Greenthumb trying to control the position from guard on top but Sensei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sensei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sensei wants to hit a switch here but Greenthumb passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sensei there!
Greenthumb 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.
Sensei regains half guard.
Greenthumb working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Sensei's thigh. Sensei counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb won't allow Sensei to sweep him here.
Sensei trying to control the position.
Sensei trying to control the position here.
Greenthumb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sensei wants to sweep here but Greenthumb controlling him for the moment.
Sensei controlling Greenthumb's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greenthumb stopping the sweep attempt from Sensei.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greenthumb tries to free his leg and advance position but Sensei is retaining full guard.
Greenthumb is working hard here to advance position.
Sensei is trying to control the position but Greenthumb postures up.
Greenthumb tries to free his leg and advance position but Sensei is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sensei throws a looping overhand right but Greenthumb ducks down to avoid it.
Greenthumb throws a looping overhand right but Sensei ducks down to avoid it.
Greenthumb drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Greenthumb taking a break here but Sensei is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei wants to get back to full guard but Greenthumb has mounted him!
Greenthumb with the ground and pound from mount.
Greenthumb misses with a head shot.
Sensei bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sensei distracts Greenthumb with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Greenthumb keeping full guard, as Sensei tries to pass.
Sensei landing some decent shots from guard.
Greenthumb throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sensei throws a big elbow that misses.
Sensei trying to control but Greenthumb is working from the bottom.
Greenthumb is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sensei is in close to Greenthumb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sensei engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sensei must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sensei throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greenthumb wants to improve his position but instead Sensei has moved into half guard.
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 Doctor Greenthumb will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greenthumb jabs Sensei to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greenthumb connects with a leg kick. Sensei looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Greenthumb has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sensei.
Sensei throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Greenthumb!
It looks like Sativa Sensei has been cut.
Greenthumb takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Greenthumb scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sensei wants to get back to full guard.
Greenthumb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sensei can do to turn this around?
Greenthumb not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greenthumb 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.
Greenthumb trying to pass the guard but Sensei defending well.
We've been hearing that Greenthumb has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sensei is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greenthumb lands a nice short elbow.
Greenthumb is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sensei is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greenthumb is thwarting Sensei's attempts to control the position.
Greenthumb wants to free his trapped foot but Sensei is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Greenthumb prevents Sensei from improving his position.
Sensei controlling the position well.
Greenthumb thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei moves into full guard.
Greenthumb trying to control but Sensei is working from the bottom.
Sensei keeping full guard, as Greenthumb tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Greenthumb keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sensei smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Greenthumb misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Greenthumb shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sensei manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sensei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greenthumb is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sensei looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Greenthumb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sensei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sensei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greenthumb is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greenthumb wants to pass the guard but Sensei is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doctor Greenthumb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sativa Sensei's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Greenthumb misses with a takedown
and Sensei makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Greenthumb throws a quick inside leg kick.
Greenthumb misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sensei loads up on a big right hand but Greenthumb slips the punch.
Sensei throws a body shot but no joy.
Greenthumb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greenthumb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sensei moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greenthumb shoots for a takedown but Sensei saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doctor Greenthumb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greenthumb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sensei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sensei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenthumb.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sensei enables Greenthumb to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sensei manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenthumb throws an elbow that misses. Sensei uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greenthumb's guard. Nice move by Sensei!
Greenthumb wants to sweep here but Sensei controlling him for the moment.
Sensei controls from within his opponent's guard.
Greenthumb working for a triangle but Sensei defends it easily.
Sensei won't allow Greenthumb to sweep him here.
Sativa Sensei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Greenthumb bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sensei's guard.
Sensei lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sensei working some strikes from top position.
Sensei won't allow Greenthumb to sweep him here.
Sensei is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sensei landing with the ground and pound.
Sensei preventing the sweep.
Sensei throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sensei has gone for a leg lock! Greenthumb slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sensei's guard.
Sensei keeping full guard, as Greenthumb tries to pass.
Greenthumb postures up.
Sensei trying to strike off his back.
Greenthumb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sensei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sensei is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Greenthumb is aware though and is defending well.
Greenthumb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Greenthumb keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sensei's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greenthumb passes Sensei's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sensei trying to control but Greenthumb postures up.
Sensei is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greenthumb pulls his head out easily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sensei is looking for a sweep. Greenthumb is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Doctor Greenthumb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A low kick from Sensei misses
and Greenthumb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sensei thinking.
Greenthumb moves out of range as Sensei throws a body kick.
Jab, jab by Greenthumb - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doctor Greenthumb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greenthumb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doctor Greenthumb!
Doctor Greenthumb was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger comes to the cage accompanied by Youth Blood. Lomax is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ace of Spades. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
32 - 13 - 1 |
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141 lbs
56 - 14 - 3 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yonsil Clanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
56 - 14 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Lomax!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clanger keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lomax cracks a nice hook into Clanger's ribs.
We've been informed that Lomax 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.
Clanger lands a right hook to the body.
Clanger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lomax loads up on a big right hand but Clanger slips the punch.
Clint Lomax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lomax misses with a low kick as Clanger jumps back.
Lomax scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lomax attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lomax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clanger.
Lomax finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lomax misses with a body shot.
Lomax tried to score with a low kick but Clanger checks it.
Lomax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clanger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lomax. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger blocks a leg kick.
Clanger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomax.
Lomax doesn't manage to clinch there - Clanger circles away.
Clanger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lomax swings for the body but Clanger moves out of range.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lomax loads up on a big right hand but Clanger slips the punch.
Lomax on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clanger is defended easily by Lomax.
Lomax looks to throw the jab but Clanger is out of range.
Clint Lomax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax throws a push kick but Clanger slaps the foot to one side.
Clanger has a takedown stuffed.
Clanger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lomax thuds his shin into the meat of Clanger's side.
Lomax lands a nice shot to the body.
Clanger throws a leg kick but Lomax sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clanger throws out a leg kick but Lomax moves out of range and Clanger only half commits.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Lomax misses
and Clanger counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lomax!
Clanger is looking to take a break and control but Lomax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax struggling a bit here.
Clanger postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lomax is looking for a sweep.
Clanger throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Clanger trying to control the position but Lomax is working away.
Clanger tries to score with some ground and pound. Lomax controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clanger takes a little break here. Lomax wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Clanger wants to control but Lomax is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Lomax's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lomax tries to improve position but can't.
Lomax wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lomax. Clanger does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax dominated that round.
That's time! Clanger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lomax moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lomax will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lomax rushes Clanger and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clanger misses with the head strike.
A short left from Lomax.
A right handed body shot lands from Lomax.
Clanger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Clanger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lomax misses with a double jab.
Clanger misses with a left hand
and Lomax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clanger thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clanger gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lomax misses with a body kick.
Clanger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lomax.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger just misses with a punch to the body.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
Lomax misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lomax has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lomax throws a lazy right hand but Clanger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lomax misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Clanger.
Clanger is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clanger misses with a wild body shot.
Lomax takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clanger ducks right into an uppercut from Lomax.
Lomax pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax looks to score with a jab to the body but Clanger is just out of range.
Lomax lands a leg kick that knocks Clanger off balance momentarily.
Clanger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lomax.
Lomax digs a good hook to Clanger's body.
Lomax looks to throw the jab but Clanger is out of range.
Lomax misses with a wild body shot.
Lomax just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lomax throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lomax throws a body shot but no joy.
Clanger blocks the body kick.
Clanger missing with a left hand there. Lomax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lomax throws a jab but it's blocked by Clanger.
Lomax connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger loads up on a big right hand but Lomax slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Clanger.
A slow jab from Lomax misses its intended target.
Lomax changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lomax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clanger.
Lomax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clanger.
Lomax works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clanger throws a shot from downtown. Lomax moves away and avoids it.
Clanger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lomax. Lomax obviously looking to wear him down.
Clanger slips under a jab from Lomax.
Lomax throws the left hand but Clanger avoids the punch easily.
Lomax throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax misses with a leg kick
and Clanger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lomax is looking to escape.
Clanger controlling the pace.
Clanger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lomax!
Lomax is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clanger unloads with some shots from mount but Lomax bucks and avoids them well.
Clanger is landing with some decent strikes but Lomax is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clanger throwing strikes but Lomax uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lomax lands a high kick!
Clanger is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lomax's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body
and Clanger counters with a takedown into side control.
Lomax is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lomax is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lomax is trying to control Clanger's posture but Clanger avoids it.
Lomax is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clanger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lomax takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomax can't do much from the bottom here.
Clanger throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Clanger looks up at the clock and then as Lomax takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Clanger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Clanger.
Clanger controlling the position from side mount.
Lomax is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lomax manages to get back to half guard.
Yonsil Clanger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lomax has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clanger is working away from the top position though.
Lomax taking some punishment here, with Clanger in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clanger connects with a nice short shot to Lomax's temple.
Clanger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lomax!
Clanger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lomax looks a forlorn figure.
Clanger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lomax can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Clanger with shots to the head and body - Lomax looks very uncomfortable down there.
Clanger trying to control but Lomax is having none of it.
Clanger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lomax really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clanger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lomax is in a horrible position here. Clanger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger landing punches.
Lomax is rocked!
Clanger postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Lomax bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Clanger and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yonsil Clanger!
Yonsil Clanger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley. Atomi has chosen Stratovarius - Abyss Of Your Eyes as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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37
172 lbs
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35
175 lbs
34 - 10 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Atomi scores with a punch to the head.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanchez, right into the meat.
Atomi looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Atomi.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Atomi.
Atomi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
A leg kick checked by Atomi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atomi misses with a body shot.
A jab from Atomi misses.
Atomi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Atomi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Atomi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Atomi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Atomi.
Sanchez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atomi scores with a body shot.
Atomi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
Atomi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Atomi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Atomi scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Atomi's legs.
Atomi misses with a hook
and Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Atomi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atomi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sanchez uses from the top position.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Atomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Atomi has wrist control.
We've been hearing that Sanchez has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Atomi keeps moving.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Atomi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Atomi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Atomi throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atomi lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into range.
Atomi with a jab.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Atomi.
Atomi tries a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Atomi misses the jab.
Atomi leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Atomi moves out of range easily.
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Atomi moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atomi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Atomi cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
A jab from Atomi misses.
Atomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Oswaldo Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Atomi connects with a body shot.
Atomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Atomi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Atomi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atomi throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Atomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Atomi slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Atomi misses with a looping left.
Sanchez misses with a body shot
and Atomi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is pulling down on Atomi's head. It's preventing any offense from Atomi, at least for the moment.
Sanchez controls Atomi momentarily but Atomi frees himself.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Atomi tries to pass.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez throws a hook but Atomi blocks it.
Oswaldo Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez tests Atomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Atomi's legs.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atomi. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Atomi moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Atomi moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
An inside leg kick from Atomi misses.
Sanchez lands a leg kick that knocks Atomi off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Atomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Atomi dives in for a single leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Atomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atomi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Atomi's ribcage. Atomi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sanchez digs a right hand underneath Atomi's ribcage. Atomi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Atomi manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atomi.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Atomi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a straight left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atomi.
Atomi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Atomi's knee but Atomi avoids it well.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Atomi.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
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 Oswaldo Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Atomi's head but Atomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atomi throws a front kick aimed at Sanchez's knee but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Atomi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanchez.
Atomi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atomi misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Atomi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Atomi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez leaves Atomi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atomi shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Atomi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Atomi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanchez's half guard.
Atomi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Atomi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Atomi thows a huge punch but Sanchez dodges it nicely.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sanchez holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Atomi preventing the sweep.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Atomi trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atomi preventing the sweep.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Atomi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tomi Atomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atomi thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
Atomi throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Atomi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sanchez does it's job there.
Atomi gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Atomi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Atomi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Atomi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Atomi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Atomi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez thumps Atomi with a low kick.
Atomi misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oswaldo Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Atomi's head back.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Atomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manoel comes to the cage accompanied by Hino do Flamengo. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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222 lbs
33 - 13 - 0 |
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264 lbs
21 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Manoel as he avoids it easily.
Manoel misses with a body kick.
Odin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Odin throws a low kick, looking for Manoel's leg but Manoel calmly moves out of range.
Odin ducks under a wild hook from Manoel.
Odin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
Manoel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Odin was well out of range. Poor timing from Manoel.
Manoel misses with a body shot.
Odin avoids the body shot from Manoel.
Odin scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Odin.
Manoel takes a swing at Odin's ribcage but misses.
Odin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manoel manages to avoid it.
Manoel swings widly with a right hand
and Odin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Manoel's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manoel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Manoel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Manoel.
Manoel looks up at the clock. Bad move! Odin lands a right hand from hell, dropping Manoel. Odin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shavo Odin!
Shavo Odin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan has chosen Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah? as his entrance music. Alexander Valentine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Jordan.
Jordan forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Valentine fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Jordan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jordan is leaning against Valentine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valentine throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan.
Valentine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan tries to stall but Valentine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Jordan.
Jordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Valentine.
Jordan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Jordan.
A short right from Jordan on the inside.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Jordan wants to stall.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jordan tries to throw a body punch but Valentine avoids it by throwing Jordan back against the cage.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valentine up against the cage.
Jordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valentine tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Valentine has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jordan tries to work over Valentine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Jordan lands with a short shot to the head.
Jordan blocking some punches.
Valentine tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Valentine back against the cage.
Valentine prevents a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hal Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine lands with a cross.
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan moves away.
Jordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentine was well out of range. Poor timing from Jordan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan misses with a left hand
and Valentine counters with a takedown into side control.
Jordan sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to stand back up but Valentine is controlling him
Valentine trying to control the action but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Valentine is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jordan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Valentine passes the guard and advances to mount!
Valentine lands a big shot there that rocks Jordan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jordan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Valentine with a couple of short strikes.
Valentine landing strikes from the mount.
Jordan is squirming around, avoiding Valentine's attempts to control the action.
Jordan is working to get back to half guard.
Valentine looking to control but Jordan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jordan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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 Alexander Valentine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jordan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jordan moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Valentine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jordan throws a leg kick but Valentine checks it.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordan. Jordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Jordan loads up on a big right hand but Valentine slips the punch.
Valentine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jordan moves into the clinch.
Valentine is pushing Jordan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine swings wildly with an uppercut but Jordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
Valentine misses with the head strike.
Valentine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jordans head.
Jordan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valentine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Jordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Valentine's head.
Still in the clinch, Valentine scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jordan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valentine.
Valentine blocks a body shot from Jordan.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jordan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jordan wants to clinch.
Valentine scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Jordan.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Jordan connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordan has managed to clinch.
Jordan lands with a short shot to the head.
Valentine misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Valentine controls his hands.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jordan throws out a leg kick but Valentine moves out of range and Jordan only half commits.
Jordan throws a hook but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Valentine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordan misses with a hook. Valentine ducked under it nicely.
Jordan scores with a nice right hand.
Valentine misses with an uppercut.
Valentine throws a low kick but Jordan moves out of range easily.
Valentine is looking to score with low kicks.
Hal Jordan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jordan is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine misses with a leg kick.
Jordan tries to score with a low kick but Valentine moves his leg out of the way.
Jordan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Valentine misses the target.
Jordan misses with a looping right.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Jordan moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valentine misses with an uppercut. Jordan saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Jordan finds it's target.
Jordan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Valentine blocks a jab.
Valentine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valentine looks to land a left hand but Jordan moved out of range nicely.
Jordan connects with a body shot that sends Valentine's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jordan!
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Jordan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jordan throws a chopping leg kick but Valentine manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jordan throws a front kick aimed at Valentine's knee but Valentine avoids it well.
Jordan connects with a body shot.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan blocks a body shot from Valentine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Jordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Valentine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Jordan moved away.
Jordan throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Jordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Valentine.
Valentine throws a jab but it's blocked by Jordan.
Valentine blocks the body kick.
Jordan misses with a low kick as Valentine jumps back.
Jordan throws a body shot but no joy.
Valentine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentine.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Valentine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine misses with a looping left.
Valentine avoids the head kick by Jordan.
Jordan looks to throw the jab but Valentine is out of range.
Jordan throws a one two combo.
Valentine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Valentine's head backwards.
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine blocks a leg kick.
Jordan misses with a straight right.
Jordan jabs at Valentine's body.
Jordan cracks the inside of Valentine's front leg.
A big left from Valentine misses.
Jordan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jordan throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick from Jordan lands but Valentine takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
Valentine throws out a leg kick but Jordan moves out of range and Valentine only half commits.
Jordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Jordan.
Jordan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Jordan.
Valentine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jordan. Jordan obviously looking to wear him down.
Valentine moves out of range of the body kick.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Jordan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
Valentine lands a nice hook to Jordan's body. Jordan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Jordan misses.
Jordan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jordan throws an off balance right hand
and Valentine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jordan won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is trying to control Valentine's posture but Valentine avoids it.
Valentine trying to control the action but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Jordan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ground and pound from Valentine seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Valentine creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jordan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jordan is trying to improve his position.
Jordan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Valentine postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Valentine trying to control the action but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Jordan struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Valentine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hal Jordan just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jordan.
Valentine lands a body shot.
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jordan.
Valentine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Valentine takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentine moves away.
Jordan throws a lazy head kick
and Valentine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Valentine.
Valentine looking to sit in guard and control but Jordan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jordan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Valentine's guard.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Valentine trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jordan tries to stand but Valentine is controlling from the bottom.
Valentine looking to control.
Jordan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valentine is proving hard to escape from.
Valentine is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jordan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentine blocks a leg kick.
Valentine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jordan moves away from the strike by Valentine.
Valentine misses the jab.
Valentine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordan.
Valentine blocks a jab.
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine checks a low kick from Jordan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan throws a shot to the body.
Valentine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Jordan misses with a double jab
and Valentine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan trying to keep a closed guard but Valentine is proving a slippery customer.
Valentine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valentine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jordan trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hal Jordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jordan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jordan scores with a jab.
Jordan tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentine misses with a hook.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. Valentine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan throws the left hand but Valentine avoids the punch easily.
Valentine throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Jordan misses
and Valentine counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jordan!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine working the strikes but Jordan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Valentine looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jordan is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Valentine connects with a nice short shot to Jordan's temple.
Valentine not doing much here.
Valentine prevents Jordan from improving his position.
Alexander Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jordan defending well though.
Valentine missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valentine prevents Jordan from improving his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Valentine throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jordan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jordan tries to land a leg kick but Valentine saw it coming and moves away.
Valentine finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine moves out of range as Jordan throws a body kick.
Jordan wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from Jordan is predictable there
and Valentine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Valentine lands a nice short elbow.
Jordan is looking to improve his position.
Hal Jordan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Valentine is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jordan looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jordan defending well though.
Jordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jordan is trying to stand up here but Valentine is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valentine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jordan scores with the left hand. Valentine knows he should have avoided that one.
Valentine moves out of range as Jordan throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Valentine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jordan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hal Jordan!
During a confident post fight interview, Hal Jordan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Declan Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweeney's entrance music is Four Star Mary - Pain. A fine choice. Declan Sweeney is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan Sweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Severn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn throws a leg kick
so Sweeney counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweeney throwing strikes but missing.
Sweeney throws a big elbow that misses.
Sweeney postures up in Severn's guard and throws a big left but Severn blocks it.
Sweeney wants to control from the top but Severn keeps moving.
Severn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sweeney is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn looking to slow down the pace here.
Sweeney misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Sweeney.
Sweeney is working Severn over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sweeney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for Sweeney.
Severn looks winded!
Sweeney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Severn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hook to the body lands for Sweeney.
Sweeney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Severn tries a body shot but Sweeney blocks it.
Severn manages to break the clinch.
Sweeney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Severn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sweeney connects with an inside leg kick.
Sweeney shoots in and bounces Severn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sweeney throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've been hearing that Sweeney has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sweeney pushes down on Severn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sweeney is looking to take a break and control but Severn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Severn is trying to get back to full guard.
Sweeney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sweeney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Severn is trying to control but can't.
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.
Sweeney controlling the pace.
Sweeney missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Severn is looking to improve his position.
Sweeney lands with a punch from half guard.
Sweeney content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sweeney looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sweeney looks to land a strike but Severn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Severn wants to sweep here but Sweeney controlling him for the moment.
Severn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sweeney slips a jab from Severn.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Severn misses with a looping right.
Severn tried to score with a low kick but Sweeney checks it.
Severn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Sweeney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Severn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sweeney moves out of range of the body kick from Severn.
Sweeney checks the leg kick.
Sweeney throws out a leg kick but Severn moves out of range and Sweeney only half commits.
Bas Severn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severn scores with a shot to the body.
Sweeney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sweeney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sweeney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Severn misses with a leg kick
enabling Sweeney to counter with a crisp jab.
Sweeney ducks under a wild hook from Severn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney moves out of range of the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Sweeney as he connects with a hook.
Severn misses with a looping left.
Severn misses with a body shot.
Declan Sweeney is winning the standup battle so far.
Severn misses with a looping right.
Sweeney scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sweeney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sweeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Severn can do to turn this around?
Severn misses with a right hand
and Sweeney makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Severn throws a low kick, looking for Sweeney's leg but Sweeney calmly moves out of range.
Severn misses with an uppercut
and Sweeney counters with a big takedown. That's hurt Severn! Sweeney smells blood and goes in for the kill. Serveral hard shots later and the ref calls an end to the fight by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Declan Sweeney!
Declan Sweeney decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Badoyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sirkiä's choice of entrance music: Thergothon - Elemental. Tigran Badoyan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tigran Badoyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badoyan's corner calls for a 1-2. Badoyan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Badoyan misses the shot to the body.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkiä manages to avoid it.
Sirkiä has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Badoyan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Badoyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sirkiä sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Badoyan finds it's target.
Badoyan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sirkiä if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Badoyan misses.
Badoyan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sirkiä.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Badoyan.
Good shot there by Badoyan.
Badoyan throws a wild body kick that Sirkiä sees coming a mile off.
Badoyan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by Badoyan.
Badoyan scores with a nice head shot.
Badoyan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badoyan, as that shot connected.
Badoyan 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badoyan missing with a left hand there. Sirkiä was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Badoyan.
Badoyan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sirkiä looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Badoyan misses with an uppercut
and Sirkiä counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä preventing the sweep.
Badoyan wants to control but Sirkiä passes easily into half guard.
Badoyan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badoyan is trying to control but can't.
Badoyan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sirkiä is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Badoyan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sirkiä.
Sirkiä is keen to just control but Badoyan is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Badoyan tries to roll over but Sirkiä keeps him under control.
Badoyan is looking to control Sirkiä's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Badoyan avoid being mounted?
Badoyan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sirkiä.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sirkiä blocks the body kick.
Badoyan throws a leg kick but Sirkiä checks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Badoyan.
Badoyan shoots in but Sirkiä avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badoyan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Badoyan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sirkiä will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a poor cross that misses
and Sirkiä counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Badoyan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Badoyan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sirkiä working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sirkiä drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sirkiä jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sirkiä preventing the sweep.
Badoyan trying to keep a closed guard but Sirkiä is proving a slippery customer.
Sirkiä in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badoyan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sirkiä manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badoyan.
Badoyan postures up in Sirkiä's guard and throws a big left but Sirkiä blocks it.
Badoyan throwing strikes but missing.
Badoyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badoyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirkiä is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Badoyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Badoyan throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Badoyan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Badoyan lands a glancing blow to the side of Sirkiä's head.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkiä manages to avoid it.
Badoyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Badoyan is looking to chop away at Sirkiä's legs.
Badoyan lands with a hook. Sirkiä tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan misses with a hook.
Badoyan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Badoyan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Badoyan is looking to score with low kicks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sirkiä takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Badoyan lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Badoyan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sirkiä takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A shot to the liver by Badoyan. Beautiful body shot.
Badoyan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sirkiä.
Badoyan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badoyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sirkiä pinned against the cage. Sirkiä gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Badoyan throws a jab when Sirkiä was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badoyan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sirkiä momentarily.
Nice body kick from Badoyan.
Badoyan lands a really nice looking cross but Sirkiä seems unphased.
Badoyan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sirkiä checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Badoyan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badoyan throws a leg kick
and Sirkiä counters with a three punch combo that has Badoyan backing up. Badoyan nods at Sirkiä to acknowledge the strikes.
Badoyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirkiä manages to avoid it.
Badoyan looks to land a body kick but Sirkiä moved away.
Tigran Badoyan is winning the standup battle so far.
Badoyan misses with a body shot.
Badoyan throws a shot from downtown. Sirkiä moves away and avoids it.
Sirkiä has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Badoyan.
Sirkiä swats away the attempt to clinch by Badoyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä ducks under a wild hook from Badoyan.
Sirkiä on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badoyan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Badoyan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sirkiä checks it well.
Sirkiä checks a low kick from Badoyan.
Badoyan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Badoyan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sirkiä can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Badoyan.
Badoyan tries to score with a low kick but Sirkiä moves his leg out of the way.
Badoyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sirkiä but Sirkiä pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Niko Sirkiä has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice cross by Badoyan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good work by Sirkiä as he checks the leg kick.
Badoyan has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tigran Badoyan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Badoyan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigran Badoyan!
Tigran Badoyan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquer logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Niko Sirkiä had this to say: '"That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die." '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt's entrance music is Comfortably Numb. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nixon's choice of entrance music: The Upsetters - Dread Lion. Richard Nixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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36
174 lbs
36 - 13 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Hunt - just one landing.
Nixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a single leg into guard. Nixon didn't expect that.
Hunt postures up in Nixon's guard and throws a big left but Nixon blocks it.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunt throwing strikes but missing.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nixon is keeping the position for now.
Nixon wants to stand and escape but Hunt is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nixon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunt stands up over Nixon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Nixon.
Nixon wants to stand up but Hunt is controlling him.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt prevents Nixon from getting back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nixon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Nixon checks it.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt throws a leg kick which misses Nixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Nixon tries to avoid it.
Nixon connects with a leg kick. Hunt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hunt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hunt there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt - Nixon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
A big left from Hunt misses.
Nixon lands a nice looking body kick.
Nixon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hunt scores with a decent looking hook.
Nixon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good shot there by Hunt.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunt moves away.
Nixon misses with a low kick as Hunt jumps back.
Richard Nixon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hunt moves out of range as Nixon throws a body kick.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Nixon avoids nicely.
Nixon throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nixon 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.
Hunt lands a front kick.
Nixon with a nice cross.
Hunt slips under a jab from Nixon.
Hunt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunt.
Nixon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Nixon misses with a jab to the body
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hunt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hunt working Nixon over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Hunt.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nixon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hunt is nestled in close to Nixon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nixon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunt.
Hunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nixon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunt takes one to the chin there.
Nixon misses the jab.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nixon.
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Hunt.
Nixon blocks a low kick nicely.
Nixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt walks into a straight right hand from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a straight right.
Hunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nixon can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Nixon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Nixon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nixon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon delivers a nice body kick.
Hunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nixon throws a leg kick
so Hunt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Hunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Nixon has wrist control.
Hunt stands up over Nixon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hunt 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.
Hunt trying to control but Nixon is working from the bottom.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunt chips away with some ground and pound.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Nixon blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt won't allow Nixon to get back to his feet.
Nixon is looking to sweep but instead, Hunt has passed into half guard.
Merik Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nixon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nixon defending well though.
Nixon wants to control but Hunt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hunt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nixon wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nixon misses with a left hand
so Hunt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunt landing with the ground and pound.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Nixon is looking to sweep but instead, Hunt has passed into half guard.
Nixon wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunt.
Hunt throws a strike but Nixon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nixon wants to get back to his feet but Hunt passes into half guard.
Hunt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nixon defending well though.
Hunt with the ground and pound but Nixon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Nixon blocks nicely.
Hunt throws an elbow that misses. Nixon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunt's guard. Nice move by Nixon!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon wants to stand but Hunt is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt 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.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Hunt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nixon circles away.
Nixon throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nixon is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
Nixon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nixon wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nixon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nixon's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hunt's guard. Nice work there by Nixon.
Hunt has a closed guard, preventing Nixon from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nixon gets to his feet. Hunt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Nixon misses with a straight left.
Nixon lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nixon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunt postures up in Nixon's guard and throws a big left but Nixon blocks it.
Hunt postures up in Nixon's guard and throws a big left but Nixon blocks it.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Nixon is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throwing strikes from guard but Nixon blocks nicely.
Hunt throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nixon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nixon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon pushes Hunt away with a front kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nixon throws a leg kick but Hunt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt throws a jab when Nixon was well out of range.
A jab from Nixon misses.
Hunt lands a nice shot that snaps Nixon's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nixon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nixon. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nixon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hunt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nixon can pounce on him.
Nixon lands a jab to Hunt's midsection.
Hunt connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nixon's hands.
Nixon throws a big shot that misses.
Richard Nixon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nixon lands a lovely overhand right.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nixon moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Nixon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hunt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hunt takes a step back to recover.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Nixon checks it.
Nixon misses the shot to the body.
Nixon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hunt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nixon slips under a jab from Hunt.
Nixon slips a straight right by Hunt.
Nixon connects with an inside leg kick.
Hunt slips a jab from Nixon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings for the body but Nixon moves out of range.
Nixon lands with a good body shot.
Nixon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
A jab from Hunt misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon's corner calls for a 1-2. Nixon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hunt connects with a solid leg kick.
Hunt misses with a hook
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nixon connects with a crisp jab.
Hunt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nixon. Nixon obviously looking to wear him down.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Nixon's leg but Nixon calmly moves out of range.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nixon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Nixon's leg but Nixon calmly moves out of range.
Nixon misses with a low kick.
Hunt misses the body punch
and Nixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Nixon blocks the leg kick.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nixon throws a body kick that misses.
Nixon avoids a kick to the body.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Nixon checks it.
Hunt feints a jab promting Nixon to slip. Hunt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nixon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hunt 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.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nixon.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hunt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nixon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nixon scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Nixon's shoulder, as Nixon tries to avoid the shot.
Nixon ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt blocks the body kick.
Nixon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Nixon moved out of range.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt moves out of range as Nixon strikes.
Nixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Hunt counters with a single leg into guard. Nixon didn't expect that.
Hunt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Richard Nixon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nixon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nixon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hunt.
Nixon is pushing Hunt's head away, looking to escape. Hunt manages to hold on to the position though.
Nixon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hunt.
Nixon gets back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hunt lands a nice short elbow.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Nixon dodges it nicely.
Nixon tries to kick Hunt off in order to stand up. Hunt Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nixon wants to control but Hunt postures up.
Hunt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nixon keeps working.
Hunt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nixon parries the strikes from Hunt easily there. Hunt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Nixon to escape.
Hunt prevents Nixon from escaping the position.
Hunt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hunt wants to control but Nixon is keeping him busy.
Richard Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hunt tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nixon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nixon tried to score with a low kick but Hunt checks it.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Nixon misses with a body shot.
Hunt blocks a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hunt.
Nixon misses with a looping left.
Hunt dives in for a single leg takedown but Nixon sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nixon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
Nixon breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Hunt misses.
Nixon works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Nixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Nixon thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Nixon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Nixon. No joy for Hunt on that attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon misses the jab.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nixon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hunt takes a step back to recover.
Merik Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Nixon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon scores with a jab to the body.
Nixon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nixon looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Hunt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Hunt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nixon. That did some damage!
Hunt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nixon scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Merik Hunt.
I think Hunt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merik Hunt!
An out of breath Merik Hunt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Wursty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Partio comes to the cage accompanied by Partio walks out, the little fucker looks at the cage with fury!. Wursty has chosen Megadeth - The Skull Beneath The Skin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
42 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Wursty!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wursty misses with an uppercut
and Partio counters with a single leg into guard. Wursty didn't expect that.
Partio throws a big right hand that misses.
Partio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Partio postures up in Wursty's guard and throws a big left but Wursty blocks it.
Wursty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wursty keeping moving, preventing Partio from controlling successfully.
Partio looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Partio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wursty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wursty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio throws a strike but Wursty rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wursty postures up.
Partio has his foot on Wursty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wursty works his way back into a safe position though.
Partio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wursty avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wursty trying to control the position from guard on top but Partio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Partio wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wursty wants to pass the guard but Partio is keeping the position.
Wursty trying to control the position from guard on top but Partio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wursty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Partio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wursty lands with a shot to the body.
Wursty looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Partio throws out a powerful jab.
Wursty throws a head kick that misses.
Partio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Partio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Partio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wursty to the mat! Wursty manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wursty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Wursty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wursty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Partio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wursty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Partio is looking to work some ground and pound but Wursty has wrist control.
Wursty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Partio postures up in Wursty's guard and throws a big left but Wursty blocks it.
Partio landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wursty is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wursty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Partio.
Partio trying to control but Wursty is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wursty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wursty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wursty tries a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio misses the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Partio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wursty defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Partio.
Nice body punch from Wursty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Partio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wursty misses with a looping right.
Partio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Partio clobbers Wursty with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Partio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Wursty. Those never looked like landing.
Partio throws a leg kick but Wursty moved away.
Partio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
Partio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wursty momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wursty!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wursty.
Wursty tries to land a front kick but Partio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio scores with a jab to the head.
Partio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wursty lunges at Partio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Partio's hand.
Partio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wursty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wursty throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Partio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Wursty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Partio wants to pass the guard but Wursty is keeping the position.
Partio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Partio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Partio keeping moving, preventing Wursty from controlling successfully.
Partio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wursty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wursty trying to control but Partio is working from the bottom.
Wursty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wursty trying to control the position from guard on top but Partio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wursty working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Partio controls Wursty momentarily but Wursty frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wursty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Partio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wursty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wursty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wursty has Partio pulled in close to control his posture.
Partio throws a big elbow that misses.
Wursty working a defensive guard here.
Partio throwing strikes from guard but Wursty blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Partio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Wursty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wursty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wursty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Partio darts in looking for a takedown but Wursty gets double underhooks and turns Partio into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Partio lands with a right to the head.
Wursty swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Partio dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wursty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Partio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wursty takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wursty lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Partio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Partio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wursty can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Partio. That snapped Wursty's head back.
Wursty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio avoids the body shot from Wursty.
Wursty lands a really nice looking cross but Partio seems unphased.
Wursty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Partio throws a chopping leg kick but Wursty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wursty takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Partio misses with a double jab.
Partio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Partio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Partio.
Partio avoids a kick to the body.
Wursty attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Partio!
Some bone on bone action there as Partio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wursty.
Partio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wursty.
Partio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Partio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Partio throws a big shot that misses.
Partio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Partio throws out a loose jab but Wursty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wursty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Partio.
Wursty connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Partio slips a jab from Wursty.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Partio checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio digs a good hook to Wursty's body.
Partio tries a low kick but Wursty avoids it.
Wursty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wursty manages to avoid it.
Wursty keeps Partio at a distance using the push kick.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wursty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wursty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Partio.
Wursty misses with an uppercut.
Kauko Partio is winning the standup battle so far.
Wursty rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Partio counters with a single leg into guard. Wursty didn't expect that.
Wursty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Partio wants to pass the guard but Wursty is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio throws a big elbow that misses.
Wursty working a defensive guard here.
Partio throwing strikes but missing.
Partio postures up.
Partio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Partio looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wursty misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Partio clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Partio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Partio loads up on a big right hand but Wursty slips the punch.
Wursty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Partio throws a shot to the body.
Wursty throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partio misses with a hook
and Wursty counters with a nice uppercut.
Partio has a takedown stuffed.
Partio feints and then cracks Wursty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wursty down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio tries to land a leg kick but Wursty saw it coming and moves away.
Partio is looking to slow Wursty down with leg kicks.
Wursty cracks Partio with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wursty tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Partio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Partio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wursty at a distance.
Wursty blocks a jab.
Kauko Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Wursty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Antero Wursty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Partio walks into a jab.
Partio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wursty pinned against the cage. Wursty gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wursty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Partio.
Partio looks to land a left hand but Wursty moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Partio lands.
Partio blocks a leg kick.
Wursty has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Partio.
Wursty connects with an inside leg kick.
Wursty lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Partio moves out of range as Wursty throws a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Partio is defended easily by Wursty.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kauko Partio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wursty moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Wursty.
Wursty misses with a punch to the body.
Wursty blocks an uppercut.
Wursty misses with a body punch.
Wursty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wursty connects with a body shot.
Partio throws a solid leg kick but Wursty takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Partio.
Wursty blocks a jab.
Partio throws a front kick that sends Wursty stumbling back into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Partio.
Partio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Kauko Partio has been cut.
Partio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wursty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wursty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Partio throws a chopping leg kick but Wursty manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Partio throws a shot from downtown. Wursty moves away and avoids it.
Wursty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Partio punishes Wursty's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio wants to slow Wursty down by chopping away at his legs.
Wursty swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wursty. That's going to slow Partio down.
Wursty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Wursty dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kauko Partio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Partio.
Partio throws a head kick that misses.
Partio feints and then cracks Wursty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wursty down.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick.
Partio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wursty was well out of range. Poor timing from Partio.
Wursty's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Partio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Partio throws a poor cross that misses
and Wursty counters with a body kick that stops Partio in his tracks momentarily.
Partio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wursty ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Partio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wursty throws a lazy body kick
and Partio counters with a shoot takedown. Wursty fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wursty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Partio manages to get himself to full guard.
Wursty throws a big elbow that misses.
Partio looking for a sweep. Not yet Partio, not yet.
Wursty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wursty wants to control from the top but Partio keeps moving.
Wursty tries to free his leg and advance position but Partio is retaining full guard.
Partio working for submissions but it's allowed Wursty to get to half guard.
Wursty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Partio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wursty controlling the pace.
Wursty is looking to take a break and control but Partio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wursty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kauko Partio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wursty seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wursty is trying to control the action in half guard but Partio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Partio trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A low kick from Partio is predictable there
and Wursty counters with a right hand to the body.
Wursty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Antero Wursty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wursty checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wursty checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wursty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wursty tries to clinch but Partio moves away
and Partio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Partio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wursty with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wursty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wursty wants to sweep but Partio has passed to side control!
Partio 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.
Partio sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wursty is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wursty is looking to regain half guard here but Partio keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Partio crashes against the mat.
Wursty struggling a bit here.
Partio wants to take a breather but Wursty manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Partio.
Partio with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Partio throwing strikes from guard but Wursty blocks nicely.
Partio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kauko Partio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Partio 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kauko Partio!
Kauko Partio retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Kauko Partio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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