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Syn 483 - Turpin vs. Gravius 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nilkki has chosen Fintelligens - Sori 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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145 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker misses with a kick to the body
and Nilkki counters with a straight right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coker.
Coker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akeen Coker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilkki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nilkki blocks a low kick nicely.
Coker misses with a leg kick
and Nilkki counters with a straight right hand.
Coker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Coker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nilkki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coker.
Nilkki throws a series of punches but Coker avoids them all with ease.
Nilkki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker misses with a body kick.
Coker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coker misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nilkki.
Nilkki feints and then cracks Coker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coker down.
Coker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilkki.
Nilkki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nilkki misses with a double jab.
Coker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coker takes a swing at Nilkki's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coker.
Coker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nilkki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coker misses with a looping right.
Coker throws out a powerful jab.
Nilkki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coker.
Nilkki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coker manages to avoid it.
Coker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nilkki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nilkki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nilkki rushes Coker and presses him up against the cage.
Nilkki prevents a body shot from Coker.
Coker tries to break the clinch but Nilkki is controlling the position.
Nilkki pushes off an throws an elbow but Coker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nilkki struggles to land a body shot inside as Coker controls his hands.
Coker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker struggles to land a body shot inside as Nilkki controls his hands.
Nilkki presses Coker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Coker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nilkki up against the cage.
Nilkki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nilkki tries to land knees in the clinch but Coker avoids the damage to the body.
Coker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nilkki missing with knees to the body.
Coker looking for a takedown.
Nilkki with a knee to the head.
Nilkki can't find room to land a body shot as Coker controls the action.
A short right from Nilkki on the inside.
Nilkki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coker.
Nilkki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nilkki swings wildly with an uppercut but Coker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coker throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker misses with the head strike.
Nilkki has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Coker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nilkki can turn it around.
Coker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nilkki missing with knees to the body.
Coker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nilkki uses from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker is trying to keep Nilkki in close.
Nilkki wants to control from the top but Coker keeps moving.
Nilkki controlling from the top position.
Nilkki won't allow Coker to sweep him here.
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 Akeen Coker will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Coker is looking to slow Nilkki down with leg kicks.
Some wild striking there from Nilkki.
Coker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Coker feints and then cracks Nilkki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nilkki down.
Nilkki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Coker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nilkki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Coker works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coker throws a hook to the side of Nilkki's head but Nilkki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nilkki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nilkki lands a nice shot to the body.
Nilkki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nilkki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Akeen Coker has been cut.
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!
Coker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nilkki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nilkki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coker.
Coker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Coker lands a jab to the nose.
Nilkki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nilkki connects with a right hand. Coker shakes it off.
Coker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nilkki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Coker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nilkki defends well and Coker ends up having to push Nilkki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Nilkki blocks the leg kick.
Coker throws an overhand right that lands on Nilkki's shoulder, as Nilkki tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coker throwing a counter right hand but Nilkki manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coker misses with a kick to the body.
Nilkki wants to land a leg kick but Coker is out of range.
Coker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilkki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coker looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilkki is just out of range.
It seemed like Nilkki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coker clobbers Nilkki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coker moves out of range of the leg kick from Nilkki.
Nilkki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nilkki checks a leg kick.
Nilkki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nilkki connects with an inside leg kick.
Coker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nilkki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Coker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nilkki manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Coker.
Coker misses with a body shot
and Nilkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nilkki throws a hook but Coker blocks it.
Coker cracks Nilkki with a good jab.
It looks like Pikku Nilkki has been cut.
Coker tries a low kick but Nilkki avoids it.
Coker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Coker feints and then cracks Nilkki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nilkki down.
Coker throws a jab when Nilkki was well out of range.
Coker scores with a jab to the head.
Nilkki slips a jab from Coker.
Nilkki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nilkki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilkki flicks out a counter leg kick but Coker steps away.
A combination from Nilkki does no damage.
Nilkki has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coker tries to work over Nilkki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coker tries to pull guard but Nilkki won't allow it.
Nilkki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coker tries to pull guard but Nilkki holds him up against the cage and eventually Coker drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akeen Coker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coker can't break the clinch.
Nilkki misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coker.
Nilkki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilkki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coker throws a wild body kick that Nilkki sees coming a mile off.
Nilkki is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Coker with a body shot.
Nilkki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Coker is able to avoid easily.
Nilkki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nilkki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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 Akeen Coker will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Coker misses with a leg kick
and Nilkki counters with a nice leg kick.
Coker blocks a low kick nicely.
Nilkki just misses with a punch to the body.
Akeen Coker is winning the standup battle so far.
Nilkki throws out a leg kick but Coker moves out of range and Nilkki only half commits.
Nilkki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Coker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nilkki.
Coker misses with a hook to the body
and Nilkki counters with a crisp one two that drops Coker! Nilkki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Coker to his feet! Coker is in big trouble!
Coker is rocked!
Nilkki throws a leg kick which misses Coker's front leg but catches the back leg as Coker tries to avoid it.
Oh Coker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coker shoots in for a takedown but Nilkki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nilkki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nilkki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coker.
Coker seems to have got his legs back now.
Coker throws a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Nilkki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker misses with a hook. Nilkki ducked under it nicely.
Nilkki moves out of range of the body kick.
Coker motions for Nilkki to come forward. Coker throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nilkki. Coker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nilkki throws a hook to the side of Coker's head but Coker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Coker drops his hands momentarily and Nilkki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coker throws the kick towards the body but Nilkki avoids it.
Nilkki 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.
Coker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilkki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nilkki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nilkki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pikku Nilkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coker. That's going to slow Nilkki down.
Coker throws a leg kick
and Nilkki counters with a nice uppercut.
Coker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Coker lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilkki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Coker half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coker throws a body shot but no joy.
A clash of legs there as Nilkki blocks the low kick.
Nilkki misses with a looping left.
Coker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nilkki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coker can pounce on him.
Nilkki throws a leg kick which misses Coker's front leg but catches the back leg as Coker tries to avoid it.
Coker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nilkki in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coker throws a leg kick but Nilkki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilkki moves away.
Nilkki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coker tries to work over Nilkki's front leg with a kick but Nilkki checks it.
Coker misses with a wild body shot.
Nilkki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Coker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Coker lands a body shot.
Coker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Coker drops his hands momentarily and Nilkki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Coker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akeen Coker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coker lands a jab to Nilkki's midsection.
Coker misses with a takedown
and Nilkki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coker's knee momentarily.
Pikku Nilkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coker misses the shot to the body.
Coker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nilkki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nilkki.
Coker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nilkki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nilkki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Coker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nilkki circles away quickly and effectively.
Nilkki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Akeen Coker.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coker, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Akeen Coker!
After winning the bout, Akeen Coker 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingemar Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Anders has chosen Gods Son as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
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38
153 lbs
34 - 21 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Ingemar Anders!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dust fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dust scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sloppy strikes from Anders. Those never looked like landing.
Dust throwing a counter right hand but Anders manages to avoid it.
Dust throws a leg kick but Anders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anders ducks under a wild hook from Dust.
Anders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anders defending well as Dust loads up on a big left hand.
Anders has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dust tries to land a front kick but Anders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dust ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dust throws a jab when Anders was well out of range.
Anders scores with a punch to the head.
Dust throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anders counters with a solid body kick.
Dust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Dust as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dust throws a combination. Anders tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dust looks to land a right hand but Anders moved out of range.
Anders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dust.
Anders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anders tries to sprawl but Dust drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Anders regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dust.
Dust trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders controls Dust momentarily but Dust frees himself.
Dust won't allow Anders to sweep him here.
Anders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dust in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dust postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anders has momentary wrist control but Dust slips an elbow through the middle.
Dust passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anders has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dust thows a huge punch but Anders dodges it nicely.
Dust lands strikes from half guard.
Dust is looking to take a break and control but Anders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dust not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anders won't allow Dust to pass to mount.
Anders works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dust wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders working a defensive guard here.
Dust in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anders looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dust wants to control from the top but Anders keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Anders keeping full guard, as Dust tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anders throws a wild body kick that Dust sees coming a mile off.
Dust tries to bum rush Anders with a series of wild strikes but Anders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders drops his hands momentarily and Dust takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anders lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dust at a distance.
Dust swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anders throws a jab when Dust was well out of range.
Anders takes a swing at Dust's ribcage but misses.
Dust throws a low kick but Anders avoids it.
Anders scores with a shot to the body.
Anders lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dust.
Good work by Anders as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Dust throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anders looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dust. That's going to slow Anders down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dust.
Dust lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Star Dust dominated that round.
That's time! Dust's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anders checks the leg kick.
Anders throws out a loose jab but Dust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dust throws a lazy uppercut
and Anders counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Star Dust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders throws a leg kick that misses.
Star Dust is winning the standup battle so far.
Dust explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dust throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dust throws a leg kick which misses Anders's front leg but catches the back leg as Anders tries to avoid it.
Dust misses with a left hand
and Anders counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dust throws a series of punches but Anders avoids them all with ease.
Anders blocks the body kick.
Dust looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anders is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders stuns Dust with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dust sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dust paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dust throws a series of punches but Anders moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anders checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dust.
Anders parries the strikes from Dust easily there. Dust is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anders to escape.
Dust in the domination position with Anders hanging on.
Dust throwing strikes but Anders manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Dust is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dust seems a little lost for a moment, as Anders dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust is trying to get back to half guard.
Dust 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.
Anders wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dust keeps working.
Dust tries to bench press Anders off him but Anders keeps the position.
Anders trying to control the position but Dust is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dust manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust lands with a punch from half guard.
Dust drops an elbow to the side of Anders's head.
Anders is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dust thows a huge punch but Anders dodges it nicely.
Anders trying to control from the bottom.
Dust not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anders manages to get to full guard.
Anders controls Dust momentarily but Dust frees himself.
Star Dust overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dust's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust throwing strikes from guard but Anders blocks nicely.
Dust trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dust throwing strikes from guard but Anders blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dust accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anders had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dust defends it easily.
Dust thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dust preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Star Dust dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anders fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dust.
Anders throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dust attempts a counter takedown but Anders avoids it well and moves away.
Anders getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A low kick from Anders is predictable there
and Dust counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dust seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dust 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.
Dust is thwarting Anders's attempts to control the position.
Dust not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anders wants to improve his position but Dust is controlling well.
Dust trying to control the action but Anders is working from the bottom.
Dust misses with a head shot. Anders uses the momentum to regain guard.
Anders avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust cracks Anders with a solid left hand.
Dust trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dust working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anders pulls Dust in close to his closed guard and prevents Dust from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anders keeping moving, preventing Dust from controlling successfully.
Anders keeping full guard, as Dust tries to pass.
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.
Dust loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dust trying to control the position from guard on top but Anders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dust slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dust throws a low kick but Anders avoids it.
Anders misses with an uppercut.
Dust misses with a low kick.
Dust swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anders misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dust throws a leg kick but Anders sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Anders's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dust takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dust tests Anders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Anders. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust misses with a straight right.
Anders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anders looks to land a combination. Dust sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick from Anders lands but Dust takes it in his stride.
Dust misses with a low kick.
Anders throws a series of punches but Dust avoids them all with ease.
Some bone on bone action there as Anders checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ingemar Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Anders misses.
Dust moves out of range of the body kick.
Dust digs a good hook to Anders's body.
Dust slips a straight right by Anders.
Dust lands a nice looking body kick.
Dust will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders takes a swing at Dust's ribcage but misses.
Dust seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Anders takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dust moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dust!
Dust blocks a low kick nicely.
Dust pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some bone on bone action there as Dust checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dust connects with a jab.
Anders misses with a straight right.
Anders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dust. That did some damage!
Anders chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dust can pounce on him.
A low kick from Anders misses
and Anders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anders throws a hook but Dust avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Dust misses the target.
Anders throws a big shot that misses.
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 Star Dust.
Well Dust has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Star Dust!
Star Dust 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Rumlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Rumlow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumlow cracks a nice hook into Kaunismieli's ribs.
Kaunismieli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (8 elites, 4 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Kaunismieli staying out of range there.
Rumlow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaunismieli connects with a looping right hand.
Rumlow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rumlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaunismieli's sensitive parts.
Kaunismieli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rumlow finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaunismieli's head.
Rumlow misses with a low kick.
Rumlow is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Rumlow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli obviously looking to wear him down.
Rumlow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rumlow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rumlow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumlow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaunismieli throws a hook but Rumlow avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kaunismieli lands an overhand right.
Rumlow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rumlow.
Rumlow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaunismieli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
Rumlow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaunismieli breaks from the clinch.
Rumlow thuds his right hand into Kaunismieli's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rumlow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli scores with a leg kick.
Kaunismieli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kaunismieli avoids a kick to the body.
Kaunismieli swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaunismieli.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Rumlow moves out of range.
Rumlow misses with a wild body shot.
Rumlow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rumlow can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli blocks a leg kick.
Kaunismieli is looking to counter punch.
Rumlow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slow jab from Kaunismieli misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rumlow, as that shot connected.
Kaunismieli thuds his right hand into Rumlow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Rumlow.
Kaunismieli tried to counter with a leg kick but Rumlow avoided it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kaunismieli.
Rumlow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Kaunismieli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rumlow throws a wild body kick that Kaunismieli sees coming a mile off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kaunismieli checks a leg kick.
Rumlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaunismieli moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRumlow.
Kaunismieli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rumlow misses the shot to the body.
Kaunismieli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab lands there for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kaunismieli. That snapped Rumlow's head back.
Rumlow misses with a looping left.
Kaunismieli clinches.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Rumlow blocks it.
Rumlow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumlow's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumlow.
Kaunismieli lands a hook that snaps the head of Rumlow backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Kaunismieli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaunismieli misses the body punch
and Rumlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kaunismieli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rumlow is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Kaunismieli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kaunismieli throws a jab when Rumlow was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rumlow walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaunismieli throws the left hand but Rumlow avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the leg kick from Rumlow.
Kaunismieli throws a lazy right hand but Rumlow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rumlow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rumlow throws out the jab.
It looked like Kaunismieli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rumlow scores with a shot to the body.
Rumlow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaunismieli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kaunismieli looks for the body kick but Rumlow saw that one coming.
Rumlow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rumlow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rumlow has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rumlow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kaunismieli throws a jab when Rumlow was well out of range.
Rumlow throws a body punch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Kaunismieli lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rumlow blocks a leg kick.
Rumlow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.
Rumlow appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kaunismieli throws a body punch but Rumlow moves out of range.
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 Kalervo Kaunismieli will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rumlow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rumlow misses the shot to the body.
Kaunismieli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rumlow throws a solid leg kick but Kaunismieli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rumlow.
Rumlow throws a head kick that misses
and Kaunismieli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaunismieli throws a lazy uppercut
letting Rumlow counter with a right hand.
Rumlow scores with a decent looking hook.
Kaunismieli 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.
Kaunismieli pushes Rumlow away with a front kick.
Rumlow lunges at Kaunismieli with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaunismieli's hand.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch up.
Rumlow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kaunismieli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumlow ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Rumlow lands a nice looking body kick.
Rumlow misses the shot to the body.
Rumlow uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli checks a low kick from Rumlow.
Kaunismieli works Rumlow's body with a nice hook.
Rumlow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rumlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rumlow has time to react.
Rumlow fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaunismieli in the body.
Rumlow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Rumlow misses with the head strike.
Kaunismieli scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaunismieli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaunismieli can't find room to land a body shot as Rumlow controls the action.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Rumlow.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumlow's elbow.
Rumlow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli tries a body shot but Rumlow blocks it.
Rumlow lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaunismieli.
A short right from Rumlow.
Rumlow letting Kaunismieli take a breather here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kaunismieli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli blocks a body shot from Rumlow.
Rumlow blocks a body shot from Kaunismieli.
Rumlow misses with a punch to the body.
Kaunismieli blocking some punches.
Rumlow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rumlow.
Rumlow lands a left hand.
Rumlow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow tries to throw a body punch but Kaunismieli avoids it by throwing Rumlow back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumlow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rumlow.
A short uppercut from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rumlow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Rumlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Rumlow lands a hook that snaps the head of Kaunismieli backwards.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rumlow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaunismieli.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaunismieli misses with some punches.
Rumlow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Rumlow on the inside.
Rumlow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Rumlow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaunismieli.
Rumlow misses with some punches.
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!
Rumlow blocking some punches.
Rumlow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rumlow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumlow has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Rumlow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaunismieli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rumlow is leaning against Kaunismieli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rumlow.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli managing to block the knees to the body from Rumlow.
Rumlow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rumlow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaunismieli throws a punch but it's blocked by Rumlow.
Kaunismieli has a couple of punches blocked by Rumlow.
A short right from Rumlow.
A head punch on the inside from Kaunismieli fails to land.
Nice body punch from Rumlow - that landed with a thud.
Rumlow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Rumlow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rumlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rumlow scores with a body shot.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Rumlow.
A lazy body kick from Rumlow
and Kaunismieli counters with an outside leg kick.
Kaunismieli swings for the body but Rumlow moves out of range.
Rumlow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli rushes Rumlow and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rumlow.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kaunismieli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Kaunismieli as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumlow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rumlow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rumlow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaunismieli controls his hands.
Rumlow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaunismieli is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kaunismieli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumlow misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Rumlow.
Rumlow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Rumlow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaunismieli wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rumlow lands a jab to Kaunismieli's midsection.
Kaunismieli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rumlow lands a front kick.
Rumlow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaunismieli's sensitive parts.
Kaunismieli connects with a body shot that sends Rumlow's belly button to the back.
Rumlow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kaunismieli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rumlow throws a body shot but no joy.
Rumlow thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kaunismieli if he has to take too many more of those.
Kaunismieli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow looks to land a body kick but Kaunismieli moved away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rumlow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rumlow avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Rumlow tries to clinch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Rumlow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rumlow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rumlow defending well as Kaunismieli loads up on a big left hand.
Kaunismieli will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rumlow takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Rumlow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaunismieli's calf.
Kaunismieli lands a jab to the nose.
Rumlow looks to land a right hand but Kaunismieli moved out of range.
Kaunismieli avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaunismieli needs to keep his hands up - Rumlow had a free shot at his head there.
Rumlow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rumlow throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow misses with a hook. Kaunismieli ducked under it nicely.
Kaunismieli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rumlow lands a really nice looking cross but Kaunismieli seems unphased.
Kaunismieli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rumlow. Rumlow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rumlow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaunismieli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rumlow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kaunismieli. That one must have hurt.
Rumlow swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaunismieli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rumlow misses with a hook
and Kaunismieli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rumlow was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch there but Rumlow circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumlow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rumlow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rumlow throws a leg kick
letting Kaunismieli counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaunismieli lands a nice shot that snaps Rumlow's head back.
Rumlow looks to land a combination but Kaunismieli avoids it well.
Rumlow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rumlow throws a sloppy head kick and Kaunismieli moves out of range easily.
Rumlow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rumlow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rumlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Rumlow is looking to land body kicks.
Rumlow uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaunismieli has time to react.
Rumlow throws a body shot but no joy.
Rumlow connects with a right hand. Kaunismieli shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Rumlow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rumlow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Rumlow!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Rumlow 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noob Saibot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot scores with a kick to the midsection.
Saibot changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saibot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Kiddi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saibot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saibot lands a brutal head kick. Kiddi looks out on his feet and Saibot throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Noob Saibot!
A relieved looking Noob Saibot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moses Ohchooto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Quint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Ohchooto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Sam Quint!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ohchooto takes a swing at Quint's ribcage but misses.
Quint cracks Ohchooto with an open hand slap.
Quint lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ohchooto at a distance.
Ohchooto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ohchooto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Quint. Those never looked like landing.
Ohchooto half committed to a counter leg kick.
Quint throws a leg kick but Ohchooto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ohchooto works over Quint's head and body with a nice combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ohchooto.
A head kick by Ohchooto misses
and Quint counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ohchooto thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quint moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ohchooto throws a front kick aimed at Quint's knee but Quint avoids it well.
Quint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ohchooto.
Ohchooto throws a jab but it's blocked by Quint.
Ohchooto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Quint sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ohchooto somewhat.
A bone on bone clash there as Ohchooto blocks the leg kick.
Quint slips under a jab.
Quint throws the left hand but Ohchooto avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Quint 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.
Quint scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ohchooto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sam Quint is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quint misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Quint.
Ohchooto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ohchooto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ohchooto scores with a leg kick.
Quint scores with a shot to the body.
Quint fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ohchooto checks it well.
Quint misses with a leg kick.
Ohchooto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ohchooto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quint throws out a counter right but Ohchooto avoids it with no problem.
Quint throws a leg kick but Ohchooto checks it.
Quint lands with a hook. Ohchooto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohchooto scores with a one two! Quint had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ohchooto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Quint goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Quint scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto needs to keep his hands up - Quint had a free shot at his head there.
Ohchooto throws a head kick that misses.
Quint is looking to slow Ohchooto down with leg kicks.
Quint tried to score with a low kick but Ohchooto checks it.
Ohchooto checks a leg kick.
Quint misses the jab.
Ohchooto dodges the punch combination from Quint.
Ohchooto with a hook.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but Quint is having none of it.
Quint misses with a hook. Ohchooto ducked under it nicely.
Quint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ohchooto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ohchooto jabs Quint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ohchooto.
Quint moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Quint keeps Ohchooto at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto moves into the clinch successfully.
Ohchooto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quint avoids a wild elbow strike from Ohchooto.
Quint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quint misses with a straight left.
Quint connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ohchooto cracks Quint with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Quint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ohchooto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quint but Quint pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quint was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ohchooto checks a low kick from Quint.
Ohchooto lands a glancing blow to the side of Quint's head.
Ohchooto throws a low kick but Quint avoids it.
Quint fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ohchooto on the side of the head.
Quint moves out of range of the body kick from Ohchooto.
Quint looks to land a left hand but Ohchooto moved out of range nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohchooto throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint delivers a nice body kick.
Quint misses with a straight left.
Quint defending well as Ohchooto loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ohchooto misses the body punch
and Quint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ohchooto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quint checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quint lands a nice looking body kick.
Quint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ohchooto circles away quickly and effectively.
Ohchooto lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Quint misses.
Ohchooto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Quint tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ohchooto is able to avoid easily.
Quint connects with an inside leg kick.
Ohchooto tries to clinch there but Quint circles away.
Quint tries a low kick but Ohchooto avoids it.
Ohchooto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ohchooto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ohchooto misses with a looping right.
Quint throws a head kick that misses.
Ohchooto throws out a loose jab but Quint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ohchooto moves out of range as Quint strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Quint dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ohchooto scores with a shot to the body.
Sam Quint seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quint lands with a straight right. Ohchooto didn't see that one coming.
Quint throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Quint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quint scores with a nice right hand.
Ohchooto checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Quint coming out on top.
A big left from Quint misses.
Ohchooto is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ohchooto moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
Quint throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ohchootos head.
Quint presses Ohchooto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Quint.
Quint is working Ohchooto over against the cage.
Quint blocks a body shot from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto blocking some punches.
Quint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ohchooto lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint throws a looping overhand right but Ohchooto ducks down to avoid it.
Ohchooto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Quint scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheers as Ohchooto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Quint doesn't seem phased though.
Quint on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Quint throws a hook but Ohchooto avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quint, as that shot connected.
Quint misses with a body punch
and Ohchooto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quint scores with a nice body kick.
Quint scoring well with a low kick there.
Quint has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ohchooto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quint.
Ohchooto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Quint takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ohchooto swings for the body but Quint moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Quint.
Ohchooto blocks a low kick nicely.
Quint lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice defenses there by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Quint, as that shot connected.
Ohchooto tries to clinch there but Quint circles away.
Quint checks the leg kick.
Quint walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ohchooto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Quint misses with an uppercut. Ohchooto saw that one coming.
Ohchooto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ohchooto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ohchooto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Quint pushes Ohchooto away with a front kick.
Quint scores with a nice strike.
Ohchooto throws a jab when Quint was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Quint misses.
Quint is looking to chop away at Ohchooto's legs.
Ohchooto tried to counter with a leg kick but Quint avoided it.
Ohchooto moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ohchooto misses.
Ohchooto misses with a two punch combination.
Ohchooto cracks Quint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ohchooto defending well as Quint loads up on a big left hand.
Quint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ohchooto walks into a straight right hand from Quint.
Quint tests Ohchooto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ohchooto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ohchooto blocks a leg kick.
Ohchooto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ohchooto throws a big shot that misses.
Quint throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quint lands a right hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ohchooto, right into the meat.
Ohchooto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ohchooto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Quint's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ohchooto throws a strike but Quint rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Quint works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto wants to get back to full guard.
Ohchooto is trying to control but Quint manages to pass to mount!
Ohchooto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quint tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quint landing strikes from the mount and Ohchooto is in trouble!
Ohchooto can't escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Quint showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Quint misses with a low kick.
Ohchooto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Quint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ohchooto.
Quint tried to score with a low kick but Ohchooto checks it.
Quint lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ohchooto's sensitive parts.
Quint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quint looks to throw the jab but Ohchooto is out of range.
Quint uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Quint is able to avoid easily.
Quint was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Quint checks the leg kick.
Quint stalks Ohchooto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ohchooto's face. Ohchooto staggers backwards, shaken.
Ohchooto throws a right and a left that Quint avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohchooto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ohchooto.
Quint with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quint goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ohchooto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Quint misses with a low kick.
Quint moves out of range of the leg kick from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint motions for Ohchooto to come forward. Quint throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Quint backs away, Ohchooto returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot by Ohchooto.
Ohchooto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ohchooto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quint to score with a decent uppercut.
Quint slips under a jab from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto throws a body punch but Quint moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quint!
No joy there for Quint, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quint jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Quint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ohchooto closes the distance and pushes Quint back into the cage.
Ohchooto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quint blocks it with crossed arms.
Ohchooto lands a knee to the body.
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!
Quint lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ohchooto backwards.
Quint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quint scoring well with a low kick there.
Quint throws a sloppy head kick and Ohchooto moves out of range easily.
Quint avoids the body shot from Ohchooto.
Moses Ohchooto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sam Quint is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quint.
Quint scores with a jab to the head.
Ohchooto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ohchooto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ohchooto scoring well with a low kick there.
Quint scores with a jab. Ohchooto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Quint pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ohchooto is out of range and Quint settles back down.
Ohchooto jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Quint misses with a body shot.
Quint scores with a leg kick.
Ohchooto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quint, pushing him back against the cage.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quint.
Ohchooto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quint.
Quint lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quint backwards.
Ohchooto takes a shot to the head.
Ohchooto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quint blocks an elbow strike from Ohchooto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sam Quint has been cut.
Ohchooto trying to land knees to the body.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
Quint fails to pull guard.
Ohchooto tries to land knees in the clinch but Quint avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ohchooto.
Quint makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quint working hard to break the clinch.
Ohchooto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quint lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ohchooto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ohchooto misses with the head strike.
Quint lands with a short shot to the head.
Quint tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ohchooto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow over the top.
Ohchooto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quint is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohchooto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Quint breaks the clinch.
Quint scores with a jab to the jaw 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!
Quint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Quint lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ohchooto is looking to counter punch.
Quint throws a lazy right hand but Ohchooto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quint lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quint moves out of range of the leg kick from Ohchooto.
Quint is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circling - Ohchooto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quint swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ohchooto is looking to clinch but Quint is avoiding it.
Quint misses with a straight left.
Ohchooto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ohchooto there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Quint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quint.
Quint cracks Ohchooto with a good jab.
Ohchooto misses with a head kick.
Quint throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Quint comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Quint winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Quint!
Sam Quint tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Kokane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrik Vasilev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokane's entrance music is Escape From the Madness . A fine choice. Vasilev has chosen Mr. Probz - Waves (Robin Schulz Remix Radio Edit) as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adrik Vasilev enters the cage!
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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
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerry Kokane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrik Vasilev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokane gets tackled into the cage by Vasilev. Vasilev maintains the clinch.
Vasilev missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kokane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kokane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Kokane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vasilev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasilev misses with a body punch.
Kokane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kokane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vasilev lands with a left to the head.
Vasilev blocks a body shot from Kokane.
Vasilev lands a good knee to the midsection. Kokane won't want to take too many of those.
Vasilev blocks a body shot from Kokane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kokane stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Kokane.
Kokane tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
Vasilev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kokane.
Vasilev has a couple of punches blocked by Kokane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev working aggressively here.
Vasilev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Kokane on the inside.
Kokane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vasilev up against the cage.
Kokane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kokane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Kokane.
Kokane tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
Kokane misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kokane.
Kokane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kokane can't find room to land a body shot as Vasilev controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vasilev misses with a body punch.
Kokane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kokane presses Vasilev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vasilev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kokane managing to block the knees to the body from Vasilev.
Kokane tries a body shot but Vasilev blocks it.
Kokane digs a right hand into Vasilev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vasilev's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vasilev.
Kokane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kokane throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasilev.
Vasilev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kokane blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Vasilev.
Vasilev scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev lands an uppercut.
Kokane can't find room to land a body shot as Vasilev controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasilev.
A right handed body shot lands from Kokane.
Kokane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vasilev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kokane.
Vasilev can't break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kokane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kokane - that landed with a thud.
Kokane trying to control the position but instead, Vasilev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kokane into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kokane cracks Vasilev with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Vasilev.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kokane misses with some punches.
Vasilev misses with the head strike.
Kokane lands a shoulder strike.
Kokane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vasilev's efforts to push away.
Vasilev blocks a body shot from Kokane.
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 Jerry Kokane will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kokane moves out of range as Vasilev strikes.
Kokane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasilev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kokane is out of range.
Vasilev moves away from the strike by Kokane.
Vasilev connects with a nice looking jab.
Vasilev misses with a jab to the body
and Kokane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Adrik Vasilev has been cut.
Kokane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vasilev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kokane.
Vasilev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasilev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kokane misses with a hook.
Vasilev lands a leg kick that knocks Kokane off balance momentarily.
Vasilev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kokane counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilev jabs at Kokane's body.
Kokane closes the distance and pushes Vasilev back into the cage.
Vasilev holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kokane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kokane breaks the clinch.
Vasilev cracks a nice hook into Kokane's ribs.
Kokane tests Vasilev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vasilev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kokane throwing a counter right hand but Vasilev manages to avoid it.
Vasilev looks to throw the jab but Kokane is out of range.
Kokane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vasilev counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasilev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vasilev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasilev misses with a leg kick
and Kokane counters with a body kick that stops Vasilev in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokane misses with a jab to the body
and Vasilev counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasilev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adrik Vasilev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vasilev throws a lazy head kick
and Kokane counters with a nice body shot.
Vasilev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kokane.
Vasilev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kokane misses with a body kick.
Vasilev throws a sloppy head kick
and Kokane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasilev is rocked!
and Kokane counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Vasilev! He's just covering up as Kokane starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerry Kokane!
Jerry Kokane tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hale comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Sara - Weatherman. Rose has chosen You Could Be Mine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Axl Rose!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rose misses the jab.
Hale definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Rose catches Hale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale cracks Rose with an open hand slap.
Good standup being displayed there by Hale as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale misses the shot to the body.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hale missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hale.
Hale throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rose attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rose throws an off balance right hand
and Hale counters with a nice body kick.
Hale throws a leg kick
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
Hale misses with a hook to the body
and Rose counters with an inside leg kick.
Rose throws a leg kick that misses.
Hale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose thows a leg kick but Hale checks it
and Hale counters with a nice body kick.
Hale misses with a double jab.
Hale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rose misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hale throws a lazy uppercut
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
Rose tries to land a front kick but Hale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hale misses with a straight left.
And Rose responds with a good body kick, but Hale manages to step out the way in time.
Hale throws a lazy body kick
and Rose counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rose.
Rose lands with a slapping head kick.
Hale throws a nice looking combination but Rose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hale throws a hook but Rose avoids it easily.
Rose slips a jab from Hale.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
Rose scores with a nice right hand.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Hale feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hale was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Hale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hale feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hale's sensitive parts.
Hale lands a right hook to the body.
Hale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hale throws a head kick that misses.
Hale digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Hale digs a good body shot into Rose's ribs.
Hale misses with a looping right.
Rose wants to slow Hale down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose moves away from the strike by Hale.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Hale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Rose tries to clinch but Hale moves out of range.
Hale throws a sloppy body shot
and Hale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hale.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose slips a jab from Hale.
Rose tries a quick counter leg kick but Hale is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose flicks out a counter leg kick but Hale steps away.
Rose drops his hands momentarily and Hale takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hale is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rose feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hale. Rose does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hale fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hale throws a big counter combination but Rose scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Hale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hale misses with a low kick.
Rose misses with a hook
and Hale counters with a good low kick that Rose was not able to check.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Hale.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a right hand that misses
and Hale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a hook.
Rose defending well as Hale loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Hale throwing a counter right hand but Rose manages to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hale misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hale.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hale in his tracks.
Hale throws a series of punches but Rose avoids them all with ease.
Hale throws a jab but it's blocked by Rose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale throws a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Hale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rose takes a step back to recover.
Hale throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Hale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rose's head backwards.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rose.
Rose uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hale.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rose! But no joy.
Hale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hale lands with a shot to the body.
Hale thuds his right hand into Rose's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brandon Hale is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose scores with a push kick.
Hale blocks a jab.
Rose throws a jab when Hale was well out of range.
Hale appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hale throws a counter high kick but Rose was just alert enough to avoid it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rose might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hale has got the better of the exchanges.
Hale misses the jab.
Hale tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Hale dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hale throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Rose.
Hale is looking to counter punch.
Hale scores with a kick to the body.
Hale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rose takes a swing at Hale's ribcage but misses.
Hale throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rose counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale looks to land a combination but Rose avoids it well.
Rose throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hale misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose ducks under a wild hook from Hale.
Rose appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hale misses with a series of wild punches.
Rose lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hale's sensitive parts.
Rose is looking to chop away at Hale's legs.
Nice jab there from Hale.
An inside leg kick from Rose misses.
Hale fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose cracks Hale with a good jab.
Hale checks the leg kick.
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose misses with a looping right.
Hale throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hale has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rose.
Rose slips a straight right by Hale.
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!
Rose throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Hale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Hale was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hale misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose tries to clinch up.
Hale is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hale throws the left hand but Rose avoids the punch easily.
Rose has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hale finds it's way round the side to connect with Rose's head.
Rose is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hale missing with a left hand there. Rose was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Rose was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hale misses with a right hand
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rose makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hale works over Rose's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose blocks a jab.
Rose looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hale lands a slapping body shot.
Hale walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rose checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hale moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRose.
Hale moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hale connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rose scrambles back to his feet.
Rose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hale.
Rose ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Axl Rose just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hale misses with a hook
and Rose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rose.
Rose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crunch! Hale slams his shin into Rose's torso.
Rose throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hale counters with a nice leg kick.
Rose staying out of range there.
Hale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hale.
Hale misses with an uppercut. Rose saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hale backing away here, and Rose unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Hale.
Hale throws a right hand that misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hale looks to land a right hand but Rose moved out of range.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hale.
Rose lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hale throws a hook to the side of Rose's head but Rose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hale avoids it with no problem.
Hale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rose momentarily.
Rose cracks Hale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hale throws a poor cross that misses
and Rose counters with a two punch combo.
Rose throws a solid leg kick but Hale takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rose missing with a left hand there. Hale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hale thuds a left hand into Rose's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rose tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hale to counter with a crisp jab.
Hale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rose fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hale looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hale.
Hale was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rose misses the shot to the body.
Hale blocks the body kick.
Rose just misses with a punch to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rose. Hale shrugs it off though.
Rose staying out of range there.
Rose walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hale.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
A nice side step and Rose releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose moves out of range of the strikes.
Hale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rose misses with a low kick.
Hale throws a leg kick
and Rose cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rose throws a sloppy body shot
and Hale counters with a nice body shot.
Rose lands a lovely overhand right.
Hale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rose is looking to slow Hale down with leg kicks.
Rose throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hale makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose is looking to land body kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Hale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hale throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Axl Rose will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rose tries to work over Hale's front leg with a kick but Hale checks it.
Rose swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hale throws an overhand right that lands on Rose's shoulder, as Rose tries to avoid the shot.
Rose throws the kick towards the body but Hale avoids it.
Hale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hale throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Rose on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose misses with a jab to the body
and Hale counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Hale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rose counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hale. Rose shrugs it off though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rose. Hale shrugs it off though.
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.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Hale keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose tries to work over Hale's front leg with a kick but Hale checks it.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hale.
Some bone on bone action there as Rose checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rose wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hale manages to avoid it.
Hale lands a jab to the head.
Hale lands a jab to the head.
Rose rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hale counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rose feints and then cracks Hale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hale down.
Hale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rose throws out a counter right but Hale avoids it with no problem.
Rose tries to clinch there but Hale circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rose there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale looks to throw the jab but Rose is out of range.
Rose lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Hale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rose is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hale looks to land a body kick but Rose moved away.
Hale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hale misses with a kick to the body.
Rose lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Hale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose moves in looking to clinch but Hale pushes him off.
Hale looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rose throws a lazy right hand but Hale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hale punishes Rose's body with a nice straight punch.
Hale connects with a nice looking jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Rose misses with a lunging right hand
and Hale counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hale appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hale there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Hale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hale 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 William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Hale!
In his post fight interview, Brandon Hale started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calm Like A Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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237 lbs
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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
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calm Like A Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bull Hurley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A Bomb tries to land a body kick
and Hurley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A Bomb throws a leg kick but Hurley moved away.
Hurley doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hurley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters circling a little - Hurley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hurley misses with a wild body shot.
Calm Like A Bomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from A Bomb.
A Bomb clobbers Hurley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hurley.
Hurley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hurley checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as A Bomb blocks the leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hurley!
A Bomb wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurley falls off balance throwing a combination
and A Bomb counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurley lands a nice looking kick to the body. A Bomb takes a step back to recover.
Hurley lands a jab to A Bomb's midsection.
A Bomb throws a body punch but Hurley moves out of range.
A Bomb throws a lazy uppercut
and Hurley counters with a nice body kick.
A Bomb is breathing heavily.
Hurley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Hurley.
Hurley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A Bomb moves out of range of the body kick from Hurley.
A Bomb appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hurley digs a good body shot into A Bomb's ribs.
Hurley throws a shot to the body.
Hurley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down A Bomb rather than just go for the knockout.
Hurley scores with a spinning back kick!
Hurley works A Bomb's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A Bomb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hurley connects with a jab.
Crunch! Hurley slams his shin into A Bomb's torso.
A Bomb will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hurley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurley.
Hurley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hurley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hurley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A Bomb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hurley thuds his shin into the meat of A Bomb's side.
A Bomb takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hurley lands a glancing blow to the side of A Bomb's head.
Hurley connects with a single shot there.
A Bomb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hurley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hurley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but A Bomb was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurley.
Hurley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hurley tries to work over A Bomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A Bomb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A Bomb prevents a body shot from Hurley.
A Bomb tries to work over Hurley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A Bomb scores with a shoulder strike.
A Bomb working hard to break the clinch.
Hurley unloads a knee to the mid-section. A Bomb lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A Bomb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hurley tries a knee to the head but A Bomb blocks it.
Hurley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Bomb has Hurley pressed against the cage.
Hurley blocks a body shot from A Bomb.
A Bomb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A Bomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
A Bomb managing to block the knees to the body from Hurley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A Bomb blocks a body shot from Hurley.
A Bomb breaks the clinch.
A Bomb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hurley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A Bomb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A Bomb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hurley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hurley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurley misses with a combination
letting A Bomb counter with a right hand.
Hurley throws a leg kick but A Bomb sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Hurley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A Bomb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurley counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Hurley.
A Bomb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A Bomb throws a front kick aimed at Hurley's knee but Hurley avoids it well.
It seemed like Hurley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from A Bomb misses.
A Bomb looks to land a body kick but Hurley moved away.
Hurley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hurley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hurley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hurley lands a nice hook to A Bomb's body. A Bomb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hurley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hurley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A Bomb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from A Bomb. Hurley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hurley lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurley throws the kick towards the body but A Bomb avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hurley.
Hurley misses with a series of wild punches.
Hurley scores with a push kick.
Hurley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A Bomb takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hurley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hurley - that will leave a mark!
Hurley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A Bomb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hurley.
Hurley tries to land a front kick but A Bomb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A Bomb is looking to counter punch.
A Bomb moves out of range as Hurley throws a body kick.
It looked like A Bomb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hurley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Hurley.
A left lands for A Bomb.
A Bomb takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A Bomb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hurley.
A Bomb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hurley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hurley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hurley stuns A Bomb with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hurley lands a jab to A Bomb's midsection.
A Bomb misses with the body kick
and Hurley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hurley trying to land knees to the body.
A Bomb blocks a body shot from Hurley.
A Bomb working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hurley digs a right hand underneath A Bomb's ribcage. A Bomb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hurley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from A Bomb.
Hurley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has A Bomb in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hurley lands a right hand that snaps the head of A Bomb backwards.
Hurley misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hurley.
Hurley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A Bomb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hurley lands a right hand.
Bull Hurley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hurley lands a nice knee to the body.
Hurley cracks A Bomb with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Hurley.
Hurley scores with a shot to the side of A Bomb's head.
Hurley lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hurley tries to work over A Bomb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hurley stalls.
A frustrated look appears on A Bomb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hurley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A Bomb misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hurley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hurley with a knee to the head.
A Bomb throws a head punch that misses.
Hurley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hurley connects with a knee to the head.
A Bomb misses with a punch on the inside.
A Bomb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A Bomb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A Bomb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
A Bomb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hurley backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Hurley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hurley blocks the body kick.
Nice cross by A Bomb.
Hurley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A Bomb appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hurley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hurley is looking to land body kicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hurley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A low kick from A Bomb is predictable there
and Hurley counters with a head kick that drops A Bomb to the mat! A Bomb scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A Bomb is rocked!
A Bomb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oh A Bomb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A Bomb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A Bomb thows a leg kick but Hurley checks it
and Hurley makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A Bomb seems to have got his legs back now.
A Bomb throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hurley throws a quick head kick that knocks A Bomb silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Hurley is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bull Hurley!
Bull Hurley 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Helix Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera comes into the arena with Security! Mean muggin Helix is about to assault the whole opposing camp! blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helix Cabrera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Cabrera. That snapped Lynch's head back.
Cabrera misses with a right hand
and Lynch counters with a left to the body.
Lynch wants to slow Cabrera down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Cabrera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabrera throws a lazy head kick
and Lynch counters with a single leg into guard. Cabrera didn't expect that.
Cabrera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lynch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cabrera is tightening it up a little... Lynch has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Lynch reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Lynch taps out! Nice BJJ there by Cabrera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Helix Cabrera!
Helix Cabrera retains his lightweight title!
Helix Cabrera 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravius comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Morrowind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin looks for the body kick but Gravius saw that one coming.
Gravius blocks a head kick by Turpin.
Turpin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin scores with a leg kick.
Gravius connects with a body shot that sends Turpin's belly button to the back.
Gravius scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gravius.
Gravius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gravius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gravius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gravius misses with an uppercut
and Turpin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turpin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws out a loose jab but Gravius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Turpin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turpin checks the leg kick.
Turpin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravius moves out of range as Turpin throws a body kick.
Gravius lands a big head kick that sends Turpin tumbling to the mat! Gravius takes a step backwards and waves Turpin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Turpin is rocked!
It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
Gravius throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gravius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turpin throws out the jab.
Gravius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turpin looks to land a left hand but Gravius moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Turpin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gravius digs a good body shot into Turpin's ribs.
Sellus Gravius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravius misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravius.
Gravius throws a right and a left that Turpin avoids nicely.
Gravius throws a head kick that misses.
Gravius misses with a straight right.
Turpin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gravius.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravius manages to avoid it.
And Gravius responds with a good body kick, but Turpin manages to step out the way in time.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Gravius misses with a body punch
and Turpin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gravius takes a swing at Turpin's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius throws a shot from downtown. Turpin moves away and avoids it.
Gravius throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Turpin counter with a right hand.
Gravius cracks Turpin with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Gravius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gravius throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravius.
A jab from Gravius misses.
Turpin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gravius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turpin's corner calls for a 1-2. Turpin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Gravius.
Turpin tried to counter with a leg kick but Gravius avoided it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gravius. Turpin shrugs it off though.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Gravius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turpin with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws the kick towards the body but Gravius avoids it.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Turpin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turpin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravius.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravius.
Gravius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turpin.
Gravius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turpin's calf.
Turpin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gravius missing with a left hand there. Turpin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turpin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Turpin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turpin rather than just go for the knockout.
Gravius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turpin.
Gravius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sellus Gravius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turpin connects with an inside leg kick.
Turpin avoids the head kick by Gravius.
Gravius fails to land with a series of punches.
Turpin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Sellus Gravius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turpin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gravius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Turpin throws a leg kick
and Gravius counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gravius throws out a loose jab but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Turpin misses the target.
Turpin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gravius 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.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravius is just out of range.
Gravius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turpin misses the jab.
Gravius throws a leg kick but Turpin checks it.
Gravius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turpin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gravius throws a leg kick
and Turpin counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Turpin misses.
Turpin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gravius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turpin scrambles back to his feet.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravius throws out the jab.
Gravius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gravius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turpin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turpin.
Gravius is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Turpin coming out on top.
Gravius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravius.
Turpin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gravius.
Turpin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turpin misses the jab.
Gravius lands a high kick!
Gravius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turpin's sensitive parts.
Gravius lands a jab to the head.
Gravius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turpin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turpin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius misses the shot to the body.
Turpin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turpin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gravius's calf.
Turpin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gravius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Turpin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gravius lands with a nice combination. Turpin backs away looking to recover.
Gravius misses with a low kick.
Turpin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gravius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turpin scrambles back to his feet.
Gravius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Turpin misses its target.
Turpin misses with a hook. Gravius ducked under it nicely.
Gravius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gravius's sensitive parts.
Turpin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turpin connects with a solid leg kick.
Gravius slips a jab from Turpin.
Gravius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravius throws the left hand but Turpin avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Gravius finds it's way through Turpin's defenses.
Gravius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turpin. That did some damage!
Turpin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Gravius.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Gravius.
Turpin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sellus Gravius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin'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.
Nice uppercut lands for Turpin. That snapped Gravius's head back.
Gravius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turpin avoids the head kick by Gravius.
Turpin jabs Gravius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Turpin.
Turpin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravius misses with a low kick.
Gravius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Gravius misses the shot to the body.
Turpin swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gravius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Turpin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gravius blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Turpin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turpin.
A clash of legs there as Turpin blocks the low kick.
Turpin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gravius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gravius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gravius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turpin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turpin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Turpin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turpin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravius manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gravius misses.
Turpin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turpin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravius. That did some damage!
Gravius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A good leg kick by Gravius.
A punch combination from Gravius misses.
Turpin throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a low kick but Gravius moves out of range easily.
Gravius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Turpin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravius moves away from the strike by Turpin.
Turpin scores with a nice strike.
Gravius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turpin.
Gravius lands a big head kick that sends Turpin tumbling to the mat! Gravius takes a step backwards and waves Turpin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Turpin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turpin misses with an uppercut. Gravius saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Gravius misses.
Turpin seems to have got his legs back now.
Gravius connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gravius misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius misses the body punch
and Turpin counters with a left and a right that stings Gravius.
Gravius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gravius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gravius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turpin checks a leg kick.
Turpin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turpin throws a head kick but Gravius moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Turpin - that will leave a mark!
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gravius.
A shot to the body from Gravius misses
and Turpin counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Turpin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Randolph Turpin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gravius lands a right hook to the body.
Turpin lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravius.
Gravius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravius moves out of range as Turpin throws a body kick.
Gravius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gravius fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turpin on the side of the head.
Gravius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravius throws a body shot but no joy.
Turpin misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turpin blocks a head kick by Gravius.
A clash of legs there as Gravius blocks the low kick.
Turpin thows a body kick. Gravius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gravius is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gravius looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turpin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gravius slips under a jab.
Gravius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turpin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gravius avoids it.
Turpin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gravius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gravius misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin misses with a looping left.
Gravius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gravius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravius tries to score with a low kick but Turpin moves his leg out of the way.
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!
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius lands a head kick. Turpin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab lands there for Turpin.
Turpin punishes Gravius's body with a nice straight punch.
Gravius misses with a two punch combination.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turpin in his tracks.
Nice uppercut lands for Turpin. That snapped Gravius's head back.
Gravius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turpin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gravius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gravius throws a chopping leg kick but Turpin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turpin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gravius misses with a looping left.
Turpin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turpin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turpin misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Turpin misses.
Turpin takes a swing at Gravius's ribcage but misses.
Gravius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Gravius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turpin. Turpin obviously looking to wear him down.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravius.
Turpin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gravius tries to land a leg kick but Turpin saw it coming and moves away.
Gravius lunges at Turpin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turpin's hand.
Gravius tries to move into range but Turpin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turpin throws a series of punches but Gravius moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Turpin had his way with Sellus Gravius in that round.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin'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!
A big left from Turpin misses.
A good leg kick by Gravius.
Gravius feints and then cracks Turpin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turpin down.
Gravius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turpin checks it well.
Turpin throws a leg kick which misses Gravius's front leg but catches the back leg as Gravius tries to avoid it.
Gravius throws a head kick but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turpin is looking to slow Gravius down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gravius feints a counter leg kick.
Gravius misses with a right hand
and Turpin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gravius taking a breather.
Gravius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gravius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gravius is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Turpin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turpin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gravius or not.
Turpin lands a body shot.
Turpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius's elbow.
Gravius struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Turpin.
Turpin tries to throw a body punch but Gravius avoids it by throwing Turpin back against the cage.
Turpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gravius's calf.
Gravius walks into a straight right hand from Turpin.
Turpin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turpin lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a push kick but Gravius slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gravius. That's going to slow Turpin down.
Gravius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravius was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Gravius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravius throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Gravius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turpin blocks the body kick.
Gravius scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravius walks into a stiff left hand from Turpin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gravius counters with a low kick, right behind Turpin 's knee.
Gravius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turpin counters with a good low kick that Gravius was not able to check.
Turpin misses with an uppercut.
Gravius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gravius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Turpin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Gravius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Turpin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turpin scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gravius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turpin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turpin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Gravius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin throws a leg kick but Gravius moved away.
A nice side step and Gravius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turpin 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.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravius was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Gravius throws a leg kick
and Gravius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Turpin scores with a leg kick.
Turpin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randolph Turpin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turpin 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randolph Turpin!
Randolph Turpin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Like to thank my lord and saviour Jesus Christ, without him I am nothing.'.
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