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SPI: Helsinki - 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan August Sandels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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192 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prince Muchacho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johan August Sandels!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchacho throws a body punch but Sandels moves out of range.
Muchacho misses with a straight left.
Sandels looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sandels misses with a hook.
Sandels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muchacho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Muchacho is looking to clinch but Sandels is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch lands to the side of Sandels 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Muchacho scores with a jab to the body.
Muchacho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sandels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muchacho defending well as Sandels loads up on a big left hand.
Muchacho thuds his right hand into Sandels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Muchacho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muchacho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muchacho misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandels throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muchacho counters by clinching up.
Sandels being controlled against the cage.
Muchacho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muchacho misses with a body punch
and Sandels counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandels is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Muchacho.
Sandels scores with a jab to the jaw.
Muchacho is rocked!
Muchacho is holding his hands too far apart here. Sandels throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Muchacho is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan August Sandels!
Johan August Sandels seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob Holley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Invaders must die - The prodigy. Holley has chosen Beer - Ou its good as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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245 lbs
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285 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timothy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Bob Holley!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holley slips a straight right by McGee.
A little jabbing left from Holley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Holley misses with a double jab.
Holley misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by McGee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Holley loads up on a big right hand but McGee slips the punch.
McGee drops down looking for a counter takedown but Holley sprawls and moves away.
Holley throws out a loose jab but McGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from McGee misses its target.
A shot to the body from McGee misses
and Holley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Holley throws a right hand that McGee ducks under and follows up with a left that McGee also avoids with ease.
McGee swings for the body but Holley moves out of range.
Holley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Holley is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee gets a takedown into half guard.
McGee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Holley has a hand on McGee's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. McGee takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
McGee 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.
McGee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Holley looks a forlorn figure.
McGee lands a couple of good shots and Holley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Holley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McGee is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
McGee is landing with strikes from the back.
McGee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McGee punches Holley on the ear.
Holley prevents McGee from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee controls the position.
Holley is trying to get back to his feet but McGee has full control of the position and if anything, Holley has just worked his way into a worse spot.
McGee trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Holley doesn't escape.
Holley is keeping busy.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
McGee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
McGee lands with a hammerfist to the side of Holley's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee keeps control of the position easily here as Holley tries to buck him off.
Holley is in bad spot here.
Can Holley hold on?! McGee is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
McGee is working the ground and pound. Can Holley escape?
Holley tries to break free.
McGee is landing with strikes. Holley can't take much more of this.
McGee lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGee punishes Holley with strikes from the back mount.
McGee keeps control of the position as Holley tries to break free.
McGee lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
McGee lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee controls the position.
McGee is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Holley up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGee scores with punches to the body.
Can Holley hold on?! McGee is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
McGee lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
McGee tries to keep control of the position but Holley is staying busy.
McGee is trying to stick to Holley's back but Holley is turning into McGee. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in McGee's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Holley.
Holley throwing strikes from guard but McGee blocks nicely.
McGee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
McGee works over Holley with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy McGee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McGee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from McGee.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
and Holley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Timothy McGee has been cut.
McGee throws a head kick that misses
and Holley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGee moves away from the strike by Holley.
Holley looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
Timothy McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee thows a leg kick but Holley checks it
and Holley counters with a straight right hand.
Holley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Holley throws out a counter right but McGee avoids it with no problem.
Holley clobbers McGee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee clinches with his opponent.
Holley is trying to force a seperation but McGee has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from McGee fails to land.
Holley misses with the head strike.
Holley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holley misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from McGee.
Holley misses with a body punch.
McGee has picked Holley up - he's going for a ride! McGee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Holley won't allow McGee to pass to mount.
Holley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Timothy McGee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holley can do to turn this around?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Holley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. McGee connects with a nice short shot to Holley's temple.
McGee working over Holley with some ground and pound. Holley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McGee winds up and cracks Holley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McGee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McGee working over Holley with some ground and pound. Holley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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!
McGee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
McGee 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.
McGee is nestled in close to Holley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McGee controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holley looking for submissions off his back.
Holley is not content to let McGee control the position.
Holley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McGee scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGee trying to control the pace.
Holley actively working from the bottom here.
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.
McGee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McGee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGee 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.
McGee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holley looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and McGee pushes past his half guard into mount!
McGee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McGee looking to finish Holley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Holley!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting McGee here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Holley is in a horrible position here. McGee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McGee lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy McGee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timothy McGee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Holley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McGee counters with a straight right hand.
McGee scores with a takedown into Holley's guard.
McGee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McGee distracts Holley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee forces his way into half guard.
McGee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee working the head and body with strikes.
McGee landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McGee uses his free foot to push down on Holley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Holley.
McGee with good strikes from the mount here!
McGee postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Holley bigstyle! Two more strikes land for McGee and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy McGee!
An out of breath Timothy McGee thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itula Maafala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Mofumofuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Itula Maafala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Mofumofuko !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maafala wants to clinch.
Maafala tries to clinch there but Mofumofuko circles away.
Mofumofuko 's coach down at La Grande BJJ & Muay Thai was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mofumofuko 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Maafala tries to clinch up
and Maafala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Itula Maafala has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala looks to clinch
enabling Mofumofuko to counter with a crisp jab.
Maafala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mofumofuko is looking to land body kicks.
Maafala wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maafala tries to close the distance and clinch but Mofumofuko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Mofumofuko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maafala looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maafala darts in and clinches Mofumofuko up against the cage.
Mofumofuko trying to control the position but instead, Maafala has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mofumofuko into the cage.
Maafala landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Mofumofuko .
Maafala blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mofumofuko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maafala looking to throw knees to the head but Mofumofuko is blocking nicely.
Mofumofuko lands a shot to the body.
Maafala scores with a hook to the body.
Maafala missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Maafala as the two fighters clinch.
Maafala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mofumofuko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maafala fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mofumofuko throws a counter combo.
Maafala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mofumofuko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mofumofuko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maafala has Mofumofuko up against the cage in a clinch.
Mofumofuko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maafala has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mofumofuko after a bit of a struggle.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mofumofuko avoids it.
Mofumofuko has a couple of punches blocked by Maafala.
Maafala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maafala lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Maafala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maafala thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mofumofuko 's head.
Mofumofuko wants to get back to his feet.
Maafala missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mofumofuko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maafala.
Mofumofuko has one foot on Maafala's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Itula Maafala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mofumofuko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mofumofuko throws a chopping leg kick but Maafala manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jeffrey Mofumofuko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maafala closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mofumofuko sneaks out the side door and pushes Maafala away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mofumofuko drops Maafala with a beautiful combination! Maafala stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mofumofuko is looking for the KO!
Maafala is rocked!
Mofumofuko measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Maafala! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jeffrey Mofumofuko !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Saraste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Deverux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Deverux will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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213 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konstantin Saraste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Deverux!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saraste waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deverux.
Nice cross by Saraste.
Deverux tries to bum rush Saraste with a series of wild strikes but Saraste uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Deverux.
Deverux doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saraste bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Deverux's head.
A shot to the body from Deverux misses
letting Saraste counter with a right hand.
Saraste fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Deverux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saraste manages to avoid it.
Steve Deverux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saraste shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Deverux napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deverux taking a bit of punishment here - Saraste scoring with strikes.
Deverux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saraste. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saraste lands a nice forearm strike.
Deverux is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraste lands a decent elbow from side control.
Saraste wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deverux keeps working.
Saraste 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.
Saraste scoring with punches and elbows.
Deverux on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Deverux gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Saraste trying to control but Deverux is having none of it.
Deverux in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Deverux is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraste postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Deverux badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Saraste around the waist but Saraste pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Saraste is the winner by TKO! Saraste jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Saraste!
After winning the bout, Konstantin Saraste thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaspar Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Bezerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kohler comes to the cage accompanied by Bang - Glass shattering song. Bruno Bezerra told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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196 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspar Kohler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Bezerra!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kohler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruno Bezerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bezerra misses with a body kick.
Bezerra has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kohler lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kohler checks a leg kick.
Bezerra takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kohler closes the distance and clinches up with Bezerra, looking for a takedown. Kohler pushes Bezerra against the cage but Bezerra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bezerra misses with a two punch combination.
Bezerra misses with a combination
and Kohler counters with a left to the body.
Bezerra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kohler.
Bezerra connects with an inside leg kick.
Kohler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kohler looks to land a left hand but Bezerra moved out of range nicely.
Bezerra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kohler takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bezerra just misses with a punch to the body.
Bezerra throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kohler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bezerra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bezerra prevents Kohler from breaking the clinch.
Bezerra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bezerra.
Kohler struggles to land a body shot inside as Bezerra controls his hands.
Kohler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kohler tries a body shot but Bezerra blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bezerra.
Bezerra misses with a punch to the body.
Bezerra dodges an elbow strike from Kohler.
Kohler misses with a punch on the inside.
Bezerra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bezerra scores with a shoulder strike.
Kohler tries a body shot but Bezerra blocks it.
Kohler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bezerra or not.
Kohler takes a shot to the head.
Kohler has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kohler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bezerra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kohler backwards.
Kohler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bezerra's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bezerra misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Bezerra lands an uppercut.
Bezerra keeps control of Kohler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Bezerra.
Bezerra tries a body shot but Kohler blocks it.
Bezerra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kohler is rocked!
Bezerra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kohler backwards.
Oh Kohler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Bezerra.
Bezerra lands a body punch.
Bezerra is working Kohler over against the cage.
Kohler digs a right hand into Bezerra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bezerra's gas tank.
Bezerra lands a body punch.
Kohler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kohler tries to pull guard but Bezerra holds him up against the cage and eventually Kohler drops back down to his feet.
Bezerra lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kohler to his knees! Bezerra keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Bezerra!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vercetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Young has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Vercetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Young!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Young misses with a body shot.
Vercetti looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Young looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vercetti clinches.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vercetti. That did some damage!
Vercetti drives through and clinches with Young against the cage.
Young misses with a body punch.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Vercetti.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vercetti.
It looks like Alex Young has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws an elbow but it misses.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Young being controlled against the cage.
Vercetti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vercetti throws an elbow but misses.
Young is looking to break free of the clinch but Vercetti has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vercetti.
Vercetti lands an elbow inside that Young shrugs off.
Young wants to get back to striking at distance but Vercetti won't allow it.
Vercetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Vercetti has him pressed against the cage.
Vercetti misses with an elbow over the top.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young tries to break the clinch but Vercetti is controlling the position.
Vercetti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vercetti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Young tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Vercetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vercetti throws an elbow but it misses.
Vercetti misses with a knee to the head.
Vercetti throws an elbow but it misses.
Vercetti will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Young up against the cage.
Vercetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Vercetti.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Vercetti.
Vercetti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vercetti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vercetti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Young wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vercetti has him pressed against the cage.
Young wants to break free but Vercetti has control.
Vercetti pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vercetti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vercetti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Young.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Vercetti.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Young breaks the clinch.
Vercetti moves into the clinch successfully.
Vercetti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vercetti throws an elbow but misses.
Young has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vercetti avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vercetti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Young's brow.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Vercetti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vercetti misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Vercetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Young's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vercetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Vercetti.
Vercetti throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vercetti throws an elbow but misses.
Vercetti comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young lands a nice shot to the body.
Vercetti misses with a knee to the head.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Vercetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young avoids the elbow strike from Vercetti, against the cage.
Vercetti stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vercetti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vercetti throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vercetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Vercetti has him pressed against the cage.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vercetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Young lands a good knee to the midsection. Vercetti won't want to take too many of those.
Young jumps guard but Vercetti turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Vercetti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Young.
Young breaks the clinch.
Jab from Young.
Young comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vercetti clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Vercetti.
Young avoids a wild elbow strike from Vercetti.
Young dodges an elbow strike from Vercetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to force a seperation but Vercetti has the dominant position.
Vercetti tries a knee to the head but Young blocks it.
Young is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vercetti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vercetti lands an elbow just above Young 's eye.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
Vercetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Young wants to break free but Vercetti has control.
Vercetti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Vercetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vercetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vercetti pushes off an throws an elbow but Young leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Vercetti.
Young tries to throw a body punch but Vercetti avoids it by throwing Young back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young blocks the elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vercetti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Young blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vercetti lands an elbow inside.
Vercetti effectively controlling the action here.
Young wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vercetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vercetti throws an elbow that misses.
Vercetti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vercetti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vercetti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vercetti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Young up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vercetti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Alex Young's cut even more.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young tries to circle away but Vercetti has him pinned against the cage.
Vercetti lands a nice elbow.
Vercetti misses with an elbow strike.
Young has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vercetti after a bit of a struggle.
Tommy Vercetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Young.
Vercetti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Young breaks the clinch.
Young is looking to clinch.
Vercetti is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
No joy there for Young, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Young gets tackled into the cage by Vercetti. Vercetti maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Vercetti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Young's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Young walks into a stiff left hand from Vercetti.
Vercetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Vercetti 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vercetti misses the shot to the body.
Young throws a body kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vercetti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vercetti has Young pressed against the cage. He pushes Young back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Vercetti throws a beautiful elbow that sends Young crashing to the floor! Vercetti piles on the pressure with more strikes! Young is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Vercetti!
After the big win, Tommy Vercetti made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Spartan Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Runner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewer has chosen Gangster's Paradise as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
285 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
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21
240 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Blade Runner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Runner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Runner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Runner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Runner, as that shot connected.
It looks like Frank Brewer has been cut.
Runner looks to throw the jab but Brewer is out of range.
Brewer slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brewer, right into the meat.
Runner throws a hook to the side of Brewer's head but Brewer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Runner!
Runner throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brewer.
Runner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
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!
Runner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brewer.
A big left from Runner misses.
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Runner.
Runner misses with an uppercut
and Brewer counters with a low kick, right behind Runner 's knee.
Brewer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Runner.
Brewer flicks out a counter leg kick but Runner steps away.
Brewer dodges the punch combination from Runner.
Runner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brewer.
Brewer scores with a push kick.
Brewer cracks the inside of Runner's front leg.
Runner motions for Brewer to come forward. Runner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Runner throws a right hand that Brewer ducks under and follows up with a left that Brewer also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brewer.
Runner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brewer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Runner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brewer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Runner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brewer slips under a jab from Runner.
Brewer is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Runner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brewer can pounce on him.
Runner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runner misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brewer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Runner.
Runner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brewer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brewer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Runner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brewer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brewer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Runner will feel that in the morning.
Brewer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Runner's head.
Brewer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Runner.
Runner moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBrewer.
Runner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brewer scores with a nice body kick.
Runner is breathing heavily.
Runner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brewer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Runner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Brewer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brewer.
Brewer fakes the leg kick and cracks Runner in the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brewer.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brewer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brewer.
Runner thows a leg kick but Brewer checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brewer lands with a kick to the temple. Runner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Runner misses
and Brewer counters with a body kick that stops Runner in his tracks momentarily.
Crunch! Brewer slams his shin into Runner's torso.
Brewer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Runner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brewer. That one must have hurt.
Good leg kick by Brewer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Brewer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Runner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brewer lands with a slapping head kick.
Brewer lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Runner misses.
Brewer scores with a kick to the body.
Brewer connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brewer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brewer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Runner.
Brewer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Runner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brewer.
Runner misses with a double jab.
Blade Runner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runner throws a lazy head kick
and Brewer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Runner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Brewer scoring well with a low kick there.
Brewer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Runner's calf.
Brewer scores with a nice strike.
Runner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brewer scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Runner misses its intended target.
Runner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brewer. That's going to slow Runner down.
Runner's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Runner throws a jab when Brewer was well out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brewer.
Runner takes one on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brewer.
Brewer throws a nice head kick!
Runner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brewer.
Whack! Brewer lands a heavy head kick that drops Runner. The ref tackles Brewer to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Runner was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Frank Brewer!
Frank Brewer 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torquil Bram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk has chosen Ave Maria as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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21
285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torquil Bram!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silas Monk!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bram throws a jab when Monk was well out of range.
Monk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bram.
Bram takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bram throws a poor cross that misses
and Monk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Bram throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bram throws an off balance right hand
and Monk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Monk cracks a nice hook into Bram's ribs.
Bram is breathing heavily.
Monk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Monk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Monk waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Bram. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Bram to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Bram is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monk gets to his feet and stands over Bram, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bram felt that one! Monk unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bram from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silas Monk!
Silas Monk is the new super heavyweight champion!
Silas Monk decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shovel Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nebojša Brynjar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
148 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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21
144 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nebojša Brynjar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shovel Knight!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Brynjar misses its intended target.
Brynjar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brynjar seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brynjar pushes Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight gets through Brynjar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knight prevents a body shot from Brynjar.
Brynjar has Knight pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brynjar.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Brynjar.
Brynjar working aggressively here.
Knight working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brynjar lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Brynjar looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Brynjar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar pushes Knight up against the cage in a clinch.
Knight lands with a short shot to the head.
Brynjar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brynjar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brynjar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brynjar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brynjar misses with a body punch.
Knight tries a body shot but Brynjar blocks it.
Brynjar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brynjar lands a nice shot to the body.
Brynjar throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Brynjar throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Knight throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Knight is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Brynjar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nebojša Brynjar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Brynjar connects with a looping right hand.
Brynjar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brynjar lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Knight tries to keep at a distance but Brynjar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brynjar looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Brynjar jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brynjar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brynjar lands a jab to Knight's midsection.
Brynjar throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to clinch up but Brynjar keeps it at a distance.
Brynjar cracks Knight with an open hand slap.
Brynjar connects with a body shot.
Knight keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brynjar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brynjar throws a right hand that Knight ducks under and follows up with a left that Knight also avoids with ease.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Brynjar seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jab by Brynjar.
Knight throws a leg kick
and Brynjar counters with a stiff right hand.
Brynjar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brynjar lands with a right hand.
Brynjar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Brynjar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brynjar was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Brynjar lands a slapping body shot.
Brynjar is looking to clinch.
A cross from Brynjar lands.
Brynjar misses with a hook
and Brynjar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knight pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brynjar is out of range and Knight settles back down.
Brynjar just misses with a punch to the body.
Brynjar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knight's head.
A shot to the body from Brynjar misses
and Knight makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brynjar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knight blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knight throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brynjar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nebojša Brynjar dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brynjar throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Knight throws out a counter right but Brynjar avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brynjar. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brynjar misses with a body punch
and Knight counters with a two punch combo.
Brynjar defending well as Knight loads up on a big left hand.
Knight connects with an inside leg kick.
Knight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brynjar.
Knight doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brynjar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brynjar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Knight under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brynjar looks to land a right hand but Knight moved out of range.
Knight misses with a straight left.
It looked like Brynjar wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brynjar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight is rocked!
Knight is aggressively charging in as Brynjar backs up avoiding any damage. Brynjar tosses out a jab and Knight runs right into it face first! Knight is out cold! Brynjar dropped down on all fours and is barking in Knight's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nebojša Brynjar!
Nebojša Brynjar retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Nebojša Brynjar 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cruz White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's entrance music is ASAP Ferg - Dump Dump. A fine choice. Pott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Luv It. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cruz White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Pott!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a jab. Pott acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid body kick from White.
White scores with a nice head shot.
Pott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Pott tries to get set, White tries to push him back and clinch up but Pott manages to avoid the attempt.
Pott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as White checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pott tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pott throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
Pott works the jab nicely.
Pott has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White slips a straight right by Pott.
Pott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White closes the distance and pushes Pott back into the cage.
Pott is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pott blocking some punches.
Pott blocks an uppercut.
Pott takes a shot to the head.
White lands a right hand.
A short left from White.
Pott lands a body shot.
White scores with a shot to the side of Pott's head.
Pott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
White cracks Pott with a nice body shot.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Pott controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pott misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Pott uses good head movement to avoid it.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pott misses with a body punch.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Pott controls his hands.
Pott wants to break free but White has control.
White blocking some punches.
Pott wants to break free but White has control.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pott's elbow.
Pott is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pott has his back to the cage.
White pushes Pott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Pott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott wants to break the clinch but can't.
White lands a nice uppercut.
Pott blocks an uppercut.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pott wants to break free but White has control.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pott trying to stall but White improves his position.
White keeps control of Pott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pott misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pott trying to stall but White improves his position.
Pott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from White.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pott.
Pott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Pott is looking for the big counter here.
White scores with a head kick. Pott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White avoids the body shot from Pott.
White throws a hook but Pott blocks it.
White throws a wild body kick that Pott sees coming a mile off.
Pott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've been told by White's head coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
White throws a head kick that misses
and Pott counters with a nice uppercut.
Pott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Pott misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Pott.
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 Cruz White will probably get the nod.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White misses with a low kick.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
White seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pott moves away.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pott.
White is looking to counter the offense by Pott and move into the clinch.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pott connects with the punch.
White has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Pott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pott or not.
Pott misses with the head strike.
Pott tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Cruz White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
White tries to work over Pott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pott stalling against the cage.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pott.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Pott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pott slowing the pace effectively.
Pott is trying to push White away but White has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White lands an uppercut.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White tries a body shot but Pott blocks it.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Pott working aggressively here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from White.
Pott looking to stall.
Pott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pott tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Pott trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pott into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pott throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White pushes Pott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pott taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Pott tries to tie him up.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
White gets through Pott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White looks to throw the jab but Pott is out of range.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White slips a jab from Pott.
Pott checks the leg kick.
White scores with a punch to the head.
White misses with a hook. Pott ducked under it nicely.
Pott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pott just misses with a punch to the body.
Pott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Pott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pott.
Pott swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Pott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White slips a straight right by Pott.
White moves in looking to clinch but Pott pushes him off.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pott.
White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pott throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a good low kick that Pott was not able to check.
Pott swings widly with a right hand
and Pott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White lands a jab.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White closes the distance but Pott moves to the side
and Pott counters with a nice uppercut.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White drives through and clinches with Pott against the cage.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
White lands an uppercut.
Pott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
Pott stalling.
Pott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
White has closed the distance and engaged Pott in a clinch.
Pott is trying to stall.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White working aggressively here.
Pott taking a breather.
White gets through Pott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Pott tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White working aggressively here.
Pott misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from White.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pott.
A short right from Pott on the inside.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pott scores with a shoulder strike.
White prevents a body shot from Pott.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pott's elbow.
Pott lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pott takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pott tries to break the clinch but White is controlling the position.
White blocking some punches.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
Pott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Pott.
Pott working hard to break the clinch.
White lands with a light punch inside.
Pott throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Pott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pott just leaning against White, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White lands an uppercut.
Pott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from White.
Pott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by White.
White digs a right hand underneath Pott's ribcage. Pott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White lands a right hand.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Pott.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pott throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
Pott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pott moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White pushes Pott away with a front kick.
Pott misses with a head kick.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White rushes Pott and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott scores with a hook to the body.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pott.
Pott is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pott misses with a punch to the body.
White lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott is trying to break the clinch but White is controlling him.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White misses with a punch to the body.
Pott can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
White blocks a body shot from Pott.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from White.
Pott wants to break free but White has control.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pott tries to circle away but White has him pinned against the cage.
Pott wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
White tries to throw a body punch but Pott avoids it by throwing White back against the cage.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
Pott wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from White on the inside.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
White digs a right hand into Pott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pott's gas tank.
Pott misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Pott swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
A short left from White.
Pott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
White lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
White digs a right hand into Pott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pott's gas tank.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pott can do to turn this around?
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
A hook to the body from White.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from White on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pott backwards.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Pott.
White misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pott.
Pott trying to control the position but instead, White has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pott into the cage.
White presses Pott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pott throws a head punch that misses.
Pott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Pott taking a breather.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from White.
White lands a body punch.
Pott has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Pott tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White lands a nice uppercut.
White tries a body shot but Pott blocks it.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pott is trying to break the clinch but White has him pressed against the cage.
Pott manages to break the clinch.
White throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pott circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cruz White had his way with Roger Pott in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pott throws a head kick that misses.
Pott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by White.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White throws a low kick but Pott moves out of range easily.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roger Pott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White scores with a leg kick.
White thumps Pott with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by White.
Pott is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pott is looking to land body kicks.
White is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pott.
White swings for the body but Pott moves out of range.
Pott throws a hook but White blocks it.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pott fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but White is out of range.
Pott moves away from the strike by White.
White throws a low kick but Pott avoids it.
Pott misses with a looping right.
Pott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Pott throws a body kick that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruz White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Pott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pott misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
White appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pott's calf.
Pott with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big left from Pott misses.
As Pott tries to get set, White tries to push him back and clinch up but Pott manages to avoid the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pott throws a push kick but White slaps the foot to one side.
White closes the distance and pushes Pott back into the cage.
A short left from Pott.
White lands with a light punch inside.
Pott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott misses with some punches.
Pott throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Pott fails to land.
Pott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Pott can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Pott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pott misses with a punch on the inside.
White keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pott's efforts to push away.
Pott is trying to force a seperation but White has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pott misses with a punch on the inside.
White prevents a body shot from Pott.
Pott struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
Pott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pott misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Pott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cruz White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cruz White!
Cruz White retains his light heavyweight title!
Cruz White decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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