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Syn 578 - Burning Bright PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 1255 p4p, 147 weight class) and Nomor Gai (ranked 2285 p4p, 269 weight class). Gai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy. 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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161 lbs
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166 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gai slips a straight right by Vegas.
Gai looks to land a combination but Vegas avoids it well.
Gai feints and then cracks Vegas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vegas down.
Vegas has managed to clinch.
Gai lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Gai.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Gai.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vegas counters with a straight right hand.
Gai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gai there as he acknowledges the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vegas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vegas checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Gai misses.
And Vegas counters with a quick kick to the body but Gai blocks it.
We've been told by Vegas's head coaches at DJs Locker that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vegas slips a jab and a cross from Gai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai gets tackled into the cage by Vegas. Vegas maintains the clinch.
Gai manages to break the clinch.
Gai throws a poor cross that misses
and Vegas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vegas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as Gai controls his hands.
Vegas prevents a body shot from Gai.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gai.
Vegas lands a right hand.
Vegas digs a right hand underneath Gai's ribcage. Gai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gai is trying to break the clinch but Vegas has him pressed against the cage.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gai throws out a leg kick but Vegas moves out of range and Gai only half commits.
Vegas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gai will feel that in the morning.
Vegas throws a hook to the side of Gai's head but Gai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vegas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gai misses.
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!
Gai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gai throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
As Vegas backs off Gai throws a huge counter combo but Vegas manages to avoid it all.
Vegas darts in and clinches Gai up against the cage.
Gai blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Gai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gai has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vegas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gai can turn it around.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Vegas lands a right hand.
Gai throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gai.
Gai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai tries to break free but Vegas pushes him back against the cage.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gai manages to break the clinch.
Gai throws a right hand that Vegas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vegas also avoids with ease.
Vegas closes the distance and pushes Gai back into the cage.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas blocks an uppercut.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike.
Gai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vegas avoids it.
Vegas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gai prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Gai wants to get back to striking at distance but Vegas won't allow it.
Gai lands a left hand.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as Gai controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Vegas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gai backwards.
Gai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vegas rushes Gai and presses him up against the cage.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vegas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vegas prevents a body shot from Gai.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gai blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Vegas.
A hook to the body from Vegas.
Vegas takes a shot to the head.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gai stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gai blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Vegas dominated that round.
That's time! Vegas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vegas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gai throws a leg kick
and Vegas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gai throws a looping overhand right but Vegas ducks down to avoid it.
Vegas throws a head kick but Gai moves out of range.
Vegas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Vegas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vegas.
Gai throws a right hand that Vegas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vegas also avoids with ease.
Gai looks to land a combination but Vegas avoids it well.
Gai avoids the head kick by Vegas.
Johnny Vegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vegas misses with an uppercut. Gai saw that one coming.
Gai avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Gai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vegas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gai can do to turn this around?
Gai misses with a takedown attempt - Vegas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nomor Gai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas avoids the head kick by Gai.
Gai scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Vegas finds it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Gai. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Gai does no damage.
Vegas scores with a hook to the body. Gai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vegas to score with a decent uppercut.
Vegas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big left from Gai misses.
A big right from Vegas misses.
Gai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vegas.
Gai misses with a straight left.
Vegas scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gai was well out of range. Poor timing from Vegas.
Gai misses with a series of wild punches.
Vegas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
Gai misses with a series of wild punches.
Gai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vegas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vegas tries to score with a low kick but Gai moves his leg out of the way.
Vegas throws out a powerful jab.
Vegas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vegas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gai is able to avoid easily.
Gai misses with a two punch combination.
Vegas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gai manages to avoid it.
Gai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vegas has closed the distance and engaged Gai in a clinch.
Vegas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnny Vegas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by Gai.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vegas.
Vegas manages to break the clinch.
Vegas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vegas is looking to score with low kicks.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Vegas is looking to clinch but Gai is avoiding it.
Gai throws a body punch but Vegas moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Vegas does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gai blocks a leg kick.
Vegas lands with a straight right. Gai didn't see that one coming.
Gai connects with a high kick.
It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut.
Vegas closes the distance and clinches.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vegas.
Gai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gai misses with a hook.
A counter left hand to the body from Vegas misses its target.
Gai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vegas throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Gai misses.
Vegas clobbers Gai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vegas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Vegas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Vegas's cut.
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!
Vegas tries to clinch there but Gai circles away.
Gai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Vegas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Vegas. Beautiful body shot.
Vegas closes the distance and clinches.
Gai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vegas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Gai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Vegas misses with a hook
and Gai counters with a straight right hand.
Gai throws a right and a left that Vegas avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vegas. Gai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gai's sensitive parts.
Vegas thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai misses with a double jab
and Vegas counters with a straight right hand.
Vegas catches Gai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vegas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vegas moves in looking to clinch but Gai pushes him off.
Gai avoids the body shot from Vegas.
Vegas lands a head kick. Gai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vegas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gai throws out the jab.
Vegas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vegas tries to clinch there but Gai circles away.
It seemed like Gai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vegas misses with a looping right.
Vegas moves out of range of the leg kick from Gai.
An attempted straight right counter from Vegas misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vegas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnny Vegas is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gai throws a leg kick but Vegas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vegas thuds a left hand into Gai's body.
Gai throws out a loose jab but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gai looks to land a left hand but Vegas moved out of range nicely.
Gai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vegas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Vegas lunges at Gai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gai's hand.
Vegas scores with a hook to the body. Gai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gai tries to clinch
and Vegas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gai doesn't manage to clinch there - Vegas circles away.
Gai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vegas throws a leg kick which misses Gai's front leg but catches the back leg as Gai tries to avoid it.
Gai throws a right hand that misses
and Vegas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas with a hook.
Vegas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vegas tries to close the distance and clinch but Gai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vegas feints and then cracks Gai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gai down.
Decent striking displayed by Vegas there.
Sloppy strikes from Gai. Those never looked like landing.
Vegas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnny Vegas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gai, as that shot connected.
Gai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vegas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vegas cracks Gai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai misses with a straight left.
Vegas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vegas throws a low kick but Gai avoids it.
Vegas wants to clinch up but Gai keeps it at a distance.
Gai throws a right hand that misses
and Vegas counters with a stiff right hand.
Vegas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vegas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gai.
Vegas misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Vegas. Beautiful body shot.
Vegas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vegas throws a hook but Gai blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gai tries a head kick but it misses.
Vegas throws a push kick but Gai slaps the foot to one side.
Nomor Gai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch lands to the side of Gai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Vegas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vegas 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Vegas!
After winning the bout, Johnny Vegas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Karelis (ranked 1622 p4p, 236 weight class) and Roland Begovic (ranked 3086 p4p, 404 weight class). Karelis comes to the cage accompanied by Sail - AwolNation. Begovic has chosen Cavoglave as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
20 - 17 - 1 |
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210 lbs
15 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kostas Karelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roland Begovic!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Begovic 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 Karelis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Karelis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Begovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karelis checks a low kick from Begovic.
Karelis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karelis tries to clinch up
and Begovic counters with a two punch combo.
Karelis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Begovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Karelis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karelis walks into a straight right hand from Begovic.
Begovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Begovic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Karelis is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begovic scores with a nice strike.
Begovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Karelis is out of range.
Karelis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Begovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karelis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roland Begovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karelis closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Begovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karelis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karelis misses with a left hand
and Begovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Karelis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Begovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Begovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karelis swings widly with a right hand
and Begovic counters with a left to the body.
Begovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karelis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Begovic thinking.
Begovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karelis. That did some damage!
Karelis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Begovic sizes up Karelis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice cross by Begovic.
Begovic throws a push kick but Karelis slaps the foot to one side.
Karelis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Karelis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Begovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Begovic takes a swing at Karelis's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelis misses with a wild body shot.
Karelis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Begovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Karelis.
Karelis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Begovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karelis tries to land a front kick but Begovic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Begovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Karelis was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Begovic.
Begovic lands a leg kick that knocks Karelis off balance momentarily.
Begovic throws a leg kick
and Karelis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Begovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Begovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Begovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karelis lands with a hook. Begovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Begovic counters with a three punch combo that has Karelis backing up. Karelis nods at Begovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Begovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Begovic lands with an overhand left.
Begovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karelis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Karelis throws a lazy uppercut
and Begovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Karelis moves away from the strike by Begovic.
A telegraphed right hand from Karelis misses the target.
Begovic slips under a jab.
Karelis walks into a jab.
Karelis is looking to clinch.
Karelis throws a leg kick but Begovic moved away.
Begovic lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karelis tries to close the distance and clinch but Begovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Begovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karelis momentarily.
Karelis throws a poor cross that misses
and Begovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karelis swings for the body but Begovic moves out of range.
Karelis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Begovic.
Karelis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Begovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karelis.
Karelis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Begovic.
Good leg kick by Begovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Begovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Begovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Begovic sizes up Karelis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Begovic 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.
Roland Begovic 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.
Begovic misses with a looping left.
Begovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Begovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karelis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Begovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Begovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Begovic scores with a head kick. Karelis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Karelis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Begovic swings for the body but Karelis moves out of range.
Begovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Begovic tries to land a leg kick but Karelis saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begovic throws a hook but Karelis blocks it.
Karelis misses with a hook.
Begovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Karelis is just out of range.
Begovic throws a leg kick
and Karelis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Begovic jabs at Karelis's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karelis misses with a hook.
Roland Begovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Begovic.
Karelis throws a head kick that misses
enabling Begovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Begovic throws a shot from downtown. Karelis moves away and avoids it.
Karelis misses with a hook. Begovic ducked under it nicely.
Karelis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Begovic.
Karelis lands a big head kick that sends Begovic tumbling to the mat! Karelis takes a step backwards and waves Begovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Begovic is rocked!
It looks like Roland Begovic 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!
Begovic misses with a hook to the body
and Karelis counters with a right hand from hell and Begovic is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kostas Karelis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Who Tsoi (ranked 302 p4p, 40 weight class) and Rosinante Costacurta (ranked 757 p4p, 92 weight class). Tsoi comes to the cage accompanied by !!!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Do Who Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosinante Costacurta!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsoi blocks a low kick nicely.
Tsoi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Costacurta throws a nice outside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Tsoi.
Tsoi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsoi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Costacurta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tsoi thumps Costacurta with a low kick.
Costacurta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsoi. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with a hook.
Tsoi misses with a hook. Costacurta ducked under it nicely.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Tsoi scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costacurta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costacurta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tsoi misses with a straight right.
Tsoi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Costacurta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tsoi connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costacurta loads up on a big right hand but Tsoi slips the punch.
Tsoi wants to clinch.
Costacurta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tsoi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crunch! Tsoi slams his shin into Costacurta's torso.
Costacurta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do Who Tsoi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Tsoi lands.
Tsoi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tsoi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Costacurta throws a wild body kick that Tsoi sees coming a mile off.
Tsoi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Costacurta.
Costacurta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tsoi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two 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!
Costacurta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsoi scores with a jab to the head.
Tsoi connects with an inside leg kick.
Tsoi lands a leg kick that knocks Costacurta off balance momentarily.
Tsoi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tsoi moves out of range of the leg kick from Costacurta.
Tsoi swings widly with a right hand
and Costacurta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Costacurta takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tsoi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Costacurta moves away.
Tsoi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Costacurta counter with a right hand.
Tsoi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Costacurta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Tsoi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tsoi throws a chopping leg kick but Costacurta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tsoi swings widly with a right hand
and Costacurta counters with a low kick, right behind Tsoi 's knee.
Costacurta moves out of range of the body kick from Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a body punch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Costacurta tries to land a leg kick but Tsoi saw it coming and moves away.
Costacurta looks to land a left hand but Tsoi moved out of range nicely.
Tsoi throws a leg kick
and Costacurta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tsoi checks a leg kick.
Tsoi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tsoi checks a leg kick nicely.
Tsoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costacurta.
Costacurta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tsoi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tsoi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tsoi 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.
Costacurta throws a nice inside leg kick.
Costacurta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tsoi. That one must have hurt.
Tsoi misses with a leg kick.
Costacurta throws an off balance right hand
and Tsoi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tsoi throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Costacurta to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costacurta throws a leg kick but Tsoi checks it.
Tsoi tried to counter with a leg kick but Costacurta avoided it.
Tsoi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta slips under a jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Costacurta avoids it.
Costacurta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tsoi avoids the body shot from Costacurta.
Costacurta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tsoi.
Costacurta defending well as Tsoi loads up on a big left hand.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
Tsoi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsoi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tsoi. That's going to slow Costacurta down.
Costacurta blocks the body kick.
Tsoi checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costacurta throws the kick towards the body but Tsoi avoids it.
Tsoi cracks Costacurta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tsoi scores with a body shot.
Costacurta throws a hook but Tsoi avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Who Tsoi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tsoi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Costacurta's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tsoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tsoi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Costacurta jabs at Tsoi's body.
Costacurta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tsoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Costacurta.
Costacurta connects with the punch.
Tsoi misses the shot to the body.
Costacurta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Costacurta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Tsoi.
Good shot there by Tsoi.
Costacurta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tsoi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costacurta can do to turn this around?
Costacurta thumps Tsoi with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costacurta takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Costacurta avoids the body shot from Tsoi.
Tsoi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tsoi slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsoi checks the leg kick.
Tsoi slips under a jab.
Tsoi takes a swing at Costacurta's ribcage but misses.
Tsoi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsoi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tsoi throws a big shot that misses.
Tsoi tries to clinch but Costacurta moves out of range.
Tsoi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Costacurta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tsoi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tsoi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Costacurta loads up on a big right hand but Tsoi slips the punch.
Costacurta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsoi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tsoi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Costacurta 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 Tsoi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tsoi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Costacurta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Costacurta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tsoi throws a push kick but Costacurta slaps the foot to one side.
Tsoi lands a jab to the head.
Tsoi looks to land a right hand but Costacurta moved out of range.
Tsoi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Costacurta steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tsoi. That one must have hurt.
Costacurta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tsoi. That did some damage!
Costacurta has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tsoi.
Tsoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Costacurta catches Tsoi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Costacurta throws a hook but Tsoi blocks it.
Tsoi misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Tsoi.
Costacurta throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tsoi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Costacurta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Do Who Tsoi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tsoi with a hook.
Costacurta slips a straight right by Tsoi.
Costacurta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tsoi has time to react.
Costacurta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsoi slips a jab from Costacurta.
Costacurta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tsoi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Costacurta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Costacurta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Costacurta manages to avoid it.
Tsoi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Costacurta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsoi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsoi throws the kick towards the body but Costacurta avoids it.
Tsoi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Costacurta throws a leg kick but Tsoi sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tsoi finds it's way round the side to connect with Costacurta's head.
Costacurta ducks under a wild hook from Tsoi.
Costacurta is looking to slow Tsoi down with leg kicks.
Tsoi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Costacurta.
Costacurta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tsoi checks the leg kick.
Costacurta tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Costacurta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tsoi checks a leg kick.
Tsoi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from Costacurta misses its intended target.
Costacurta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Costacurta misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsoi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tsoi doesn't manage to clinch there - Costacurta circles away.
A jab from Tsoi finds it's way through Costacurta's defenses.
Costacurta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Who Tsoi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tsoi connects with a jab.
A low kick from Tsoi is predictable there
and Costacurta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tsoi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tsoi looks to land a body kick but Costacurta moved away.
Costacurta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Costacurta motions for Tsoi to come forward. Costacurta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tsoi is looking to score with low kicks.
Tsoi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Costacurta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsoi misses with a looping right.
Costacurta misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Tsoi misses.
Costacurta is looking to slow Tsoi down with leg kicks.
Tsoi checks a low kick from Costacurta.
Costacurta connects with a body shot.
Costacurta keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsoi jabs at Costacurta's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costacurta throws a push kick but Tsoi slaps the foot to one side.
Costacurta scores with a nice body kick.
Costacurta misses with a wild body shot.
Costacurta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tsoi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Costacurta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tsoi doesn't seem phased though.
Tsoi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsoi blocks the leg kick.
Tsoi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tsoi connects with a leg kick. Costacurta looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Costacurta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Costacurta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Costacurta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tsoi looks to throw a body kick
and Costacurta counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tsoi misses with a hook.
Costacurta misses with an uppercut.
Rosinante Costacurta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Do Who Tsoi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costacurta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Costacurta misses the shot to the body.
Costacurta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsoi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Costacurta counters with a left to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tsoi.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
Tsoi scores with a jab to the body.
Tsoi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from Costacurta tenderised Tsoi's leg. Tsoi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Tsoi as he checks the leg kick.
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Costacurta.
Tsoi throws a sloppy body shot
and Costacurta counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Do Who Tsoi has been cut.
Tsoi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Costacurta.
It looked like Tsoi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tsoi lands with a nice body punch.
Costacurta motions for Tsoi to come forward. Costacurta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi lands with a right hand.
Tsoi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tsoi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jab from Tsoi.
Tsoi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tsoi throws a push kick but Costacurta slaps the foot to one side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tsoi.
Tsoi moves away from the strike by Costacurta.
Tsoi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tsoi misses the shot to the body.
Costacurta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsoi.
Costacurta throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsoi counters with a thumping low kick.
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tsoi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tsoi moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Tsoi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tsoi looks to throw a body kick
and Costacurta counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costacurta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tsoi's calf.
Costacurta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Costacurta moves forwards but Tsoi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tsoi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Costacurta.
Tsoi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Tsoi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tsoi.
Tsoi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costacurta.
Costacurta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tsoi misses with a body punch
letting Costacurta counter with a right hand.
Costacurta misses the shot to the body.
Tsoi with a nice cross.
Tsoi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costacurta drops his hands momentarily and Tsoi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tsoi swings for the body but Costacurta moves out of range.
Tsoi looks to score with a jab to the body but Costacurta is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Do Who Tsoi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tsoi 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Who Tsoi!
Do Who Tsoi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Rautio (ranked 332 p4p, 50 weight class) and Tero Susi (ranked 496 p4p, 73 weight class). Rautio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is mickey avalon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Susi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi looks to land a left hand but Rautio moved out of range nicely.
Rautio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rautio defending well as Susi loads up on a big left hand.
Susi misses with a body punch
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tero Susi has been cut.
Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Susi was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio.
Rautio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Susi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Susi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Susi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Susi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rautio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rautio takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
Susi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rautio thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rautio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Susi.
We've been told by Rautio's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Susi dodges the punch combination from Rautio.
A slow jab from Rautio misses its intended target.
Susi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rautio avoids the head kick by Susi.
Rautio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rautio misses with a hook
and Susi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rautio.
Susi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good exchange - Rautio coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susi scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Susi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautio.
Rautio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Susi in his tracks.
Susi misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Susi thinking.
A lazy left from Susi finds it's target.
Susi ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
Rautio moves in looking to clinch but Susi pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Susi! But no joy.
Susi takes one to the side of the head.
Rautio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rautio half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big left from Rautio misses.
Susi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio misses the jab.
Susi throws a hook but Rautio avoids it easily.
Susi with a jab.
Rautio darts in and clinches Susi up against the cage.
Susi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rautio after a bit of a struggle.
Susi wants to take the fight to the mat but Rautio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Susi on the inside.
Rautio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rautio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rautio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Rautio on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Rautio as the two fighters clinch.
Rautio tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
Susi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Susi with a nice cross.
Tero Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio throws a looping overhand right but Susi ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Susi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by Rautio!
Rautio moves into the clinch successfully.
Rautio lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rautio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rautio tries to throw a body punch but Susi avoids it by throwing Rautio back against the cage.
Susi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Rautio on the inside.
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi wants to break free but Rautio has control.
Susi tries a body shot but Rautio blocks it.
Rautio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Susi controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Susi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rautio on his heels. He'll look to pass Rautio's guard now, I'm sure.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Susi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rautio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tero Susi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tero Susi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Susi misses with a looping right.
Susi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rautio's head backwards.
Rautio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Susi.
Rautio stuffs the takedown.
Susi misses with a hook.
Rautio is looking to counter punch.
Tero Susi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Susi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rautio.
Susi throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot.
Susi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi misses with a body punch
and Rautio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Susi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautio.
Rautio throws a looping overhand right but Susi ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rautio misses.
It seemed like Susi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A cross from Susi lands.
Susi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rautio is looking to clinch.
Rautio walks into a straight right hand from Susi.
Rautio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Susi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rautio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Susi is breathing heavily.
Susi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rautio.
Susi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Susi wants to clinch but Rautio slips to the side
enabling Rautio to counter with a crisp jab.
Rautio cracks Susi with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Rautio misses.
Rautio lands a jab to Susi's midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rautio.
Susi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Risto Rautio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Susi has a takedown stuffed.
Susi looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
Susi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rautio defends it nicely.
Rautio thinks about countering with a body kick.
Risto Rautio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tero Susi.
Rautio scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Susi.
Rautio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rautio, as that shot connected.
Susi tries to clinch there but Rautio circles away.
Susi missing with a left hand there. Rautio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rautio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Susi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Susi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rautio.
Susi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Susi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rautio.
Susi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rautio trying to control but Susi postures up.
Susi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rautio sees it coming and defends easily.
Susi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Susi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Susi is working for an americana but Rautio has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Susi was thinking about the submission.
Rautio wants to sweep here but Susi controlling him for the moment.
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 Risto Rautio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tero Susi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rautio loads up on a big right hand but Susi slips the punch.
We've been informed that Susi has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Susi shoots in for a takedown but Rautio shows good takedown defense.
Susi throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Susi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rautio under the eye.
Rautio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Susi slips a straight right by Rautio.
Rautio jabs Susi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rautio takes a swing at Susi's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi jabs Rautio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Rautio.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rautio, right into the meat.
Rautio stuns Susi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Susi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Susi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rautio has Susi up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rautio.
Rautio tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rautio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rautio.
Still in the clinch, Rautio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rautio lands a nice uppercut.
Rautio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rautio misses with the head strike.
Susi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rautio after a bit of a struggle.
Rautio tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
Rautio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Susi manages to break the clinch.
Rautio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Susi. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rautio defending well as Susi loads up on a big left hand.
Rautio swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rautio takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rautio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rautio scores with a push kick.
Rautio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Susi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rautio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Susi misses.
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Rautio.
Rautio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rautio connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It appears Rautio was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rautio throws a push kick but Susi slaps the foot to one side.
Rautio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Susi throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Rautio scores with a body shot.
Rautio throws a poor cross that misses
and Rautio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rautio blocks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rautio checks a leg kick.
Susi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rautio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Susi scrambles back to his feet.
Rautio loads up on a big right hand but Susi slips the punch.
Susi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rautio counters with a nice right hand that sends Susi toppling to the canvas! Susi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rautio finish him?!
Susi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rautio counters with a big left hand that crumples Susi! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Risto Rautio!
An out of breath and clearly excited Risto Rautio thanked Reaper Combatwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Brophy (ranked 558 p4p, 20 weight class) and Dmitri Zaitsev (ranked 379 p4p, 16 weight class). Brophy comes to the cage accompanied by The Grumpy Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Brophy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dmitri Zaitsev!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brophy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaitsev. Zaitsev obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaitsev lands a jab to Brophy's midsection.
Brophy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaitsev.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Zaitsev.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zaitsev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zaitsev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zaitsev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brophy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brophy has Zaitsev pulled in close to control his posture.
Brophy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zaitsev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brophy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaitsev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zaitsev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brophy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brophy wants to sweep but no luck.
Zaitsev with a nice head shot there.
Zaitsev won't allow Brophy to sweep him here.
Brophy pulls Zaitsev in to control the position.
Zaitsev trying to control but Brophy is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Zaitsev working his ground and pound in the gym.
Brophy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zaitsev postures up in Brophy's guard and throws a big left but Brophy blocks it.
Brophy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brophy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brophy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brophy's head.
Zaitsev lands a couple of elbows.
Zaitsev is in close to Brophy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zaitsev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zaitsev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zaitsev lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaitsev postures up in Brophy's guard and throws a big left but Brophy blocks it.
Zaitsev scoring with some ground and pound.
Zaitsev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zaitsev cracks Brophy with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaitsev lands a couple of digs.
Zaitsev content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy working a defensive guard here.
Zaitsev is looking to pass into half guard but Brophy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Brophy is in guard.
Brophy preventing the sweep.
Zaitsev is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brophy defends well.
Brophy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zaitsev looking for a sweep. Not yet Zaitsev, not yet.
Zaitsev is looking to sweep but instead, Brophy has passed into half guard.
Zaitsev moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zaitsev manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Zaitsev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brophy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zaitsev working some strikes from top position.
Zaitsev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zaitsev passes Brophy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brophy has hold of Zaitsev's hands but Zaitsev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zaitsev working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev is looking to take a break and control but Brophy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitri Zaitsev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zaitsev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaitsev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Zaitsev releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zaitsev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaitsev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Brophy throws a hook but Zaitsev blocks it.
Zaitsev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zaitsev lunges at Brophy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brophy's hand.
Brophy with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaitsev connects with a right hand. Brophy shakes it off.
Zaitsev looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
Brophy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zaitsev throws a lazy right hand but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Brophy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Zaitsev.
Brophy fakes the leg kick and cracks Zaitsev in the body.
Zaitsev connects with a right hand. Brophy shakes it off.
Zaitsev misses with a body shot.
Brophy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zaitsev fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brophy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zaitsev.
Dmitri Zaitsev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Zaitsev.
Zaitsev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brophy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zaitsev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brophy scrambles back to his feet.
Brophy lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brophy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zaitsev cracks Brophy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Zaitsev.
Brophy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaitsev.
Brophy throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Brophy misses
enabling Zaitsev to counter with a crisp jab.
Brophy blocks a low kick nicely.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brophy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brophy looks to throw the jab but Zaitsev is out of range.
Zaitsev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brophy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy tries to clinch there but Zaitsev circles away.
Zaitsev takes one on the button.
Zaitsev scores with a shot to the body.
Zaitsev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaitsev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaitsev fails with the takedown.
Brophy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zaitsev.
Brophy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zaitsev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brophy thinking.
Zaitsev throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a leg kick.
Zaitsev just misses with a punch to the body.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a jab when Zaitsev was well out of range.
Zaitsev slips under a jab.
Zaitsev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brophy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zaitsev.
Bob Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaitsev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brophy missing with a left hand there. Zaitsev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brophy looks to throw a body kick
and Brophy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaitsev lands the left hand.
Zaitsev swinging wildly here.
Zaitsev throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy 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.
Dmitri Zaitsev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brophy slips a jab from Zaitsev.
Brophy throwing a counter right hand but Zaitsev manages to avoid it.
Zaitsev throws a right hand that misses
and Brophy counters with a straight right hand.
Brophy throws a hook to the side of Zaitsev's head but Zaitsev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Zaitsev misses.
Brophy looks to land a body kick but Zaitsev moved away.
Zaitsev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zaitsev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Zaitsev to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaitsev throws a lazy uppercut
and Brophy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zaitsev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zaitsev throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zaitsev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brophy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitsev looks to land a left hand but Brophy moved out of range nicely.
And Brophy counters with a quick kick to the body but Zaitsev blocks it.
Brophy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zaitsev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brophy checks it well.
It looked like Brophy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brophy 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 Zaitsev has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zaitsev and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brophy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zaitsev.
Zaitsev looks to throw the jab but Brophy is out of range.
Brophy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Zaitsev throws a jab but it's blocked by Brophy.
Zaitsev takes one to the side of the head.
Jab by Zaitsev.
A swing and a miss from Zaitsev.
Brophy thumps Zaitsev with a low kick.
Bob Brophy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dmitri Zaitsev 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.
Brophy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zaitsev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaitsev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brophy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brophy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zaitsev tried to score with a low kick but Brophy checks it.
Zaitsev misses with the combination.
Brophy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Zaitsev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brophy.
Zaitsev misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaitsev throws a hook to the side of Brophy's head but Brophy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zaitsev jabs at Brophy's body.
Zaitsev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Zaitsev just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBrophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitsev tries to clinch there but Brophy circles away.
Brophy is looking to score with low kicks.
Brophy ducks under a wild hook from Zaitsev.
Zaitsev lands a jab to the head.
Zaitsev lands a jab to Brophy's midsection.
Zaitsev scores with a hook.
Zaitsev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Zaitsev.
Zaitsev lands with a cross.
Zaitsev misses the jab.
Brophy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zaitsev thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brophy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brophy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Zaitsev.
Brophy looks for the body kick but Zaitsev saw that one coming.
Brophy misses with a double jab
and Zaitsev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaitsev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brophy defending well as Zaitsev loads up on a big left hand.
Zaitsev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brophy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Zaitsev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaitsev 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Zaitsev!
Dmitri Zaitsev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 226 p4p, 32 weight class) and Jack Douglas (ranked 343 p4p, 49 weight class). Douglas has chosen Go For a Soda by Kim Mitchell as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Lester lands.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lester's calf.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Jack Douglas has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Lester. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas scores with a head kick. Lester tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
Douglas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lester's head.
Nice jab there from Lester.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Douglas swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lester checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lester is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Douglas motions for Lester to come forward. Douglas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas needs to keep his hands up - Lester had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Douglas misses with a leg kick
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lester throws a good cross that connects.
Lester definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lester lands a leg kick that knocks Douglas off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lester blocks a jab.
Lester feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Douglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Douglas moves away from the strike by Lester.
Lester throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Douglas counters with a left to the body.
Douglas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lester lands with a good body shot.
Douglas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Douglas lands a high kick!
Jack Douglas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Douglas as he connects with a hook.
Moe Lester's cut is getting worse.
Douglas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lester.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lester cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas slips under a jab from Lester.
Lester is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Douglas throws a poor cross that misses
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
Lester throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Douglas staying out of range there.
Douglas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lester connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Douglas scrambles back to his feet.
Lester misses with a lunging right hand
and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses
letting Lester counter with a right hand.
Lester is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lester throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Lester lands a jab.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Douglas, right into the meat.
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Lester with an uppercut!
Douglas is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
It looked like Lester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Douglas slips a jab from Lester.
Douglas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lester misses with a hook
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.
Moe Lester's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lester takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lester throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas connects with a body shot.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas misses with a leg kick.
Lester walks into a stiff left hand from Douglas.
A big right from Lester misses.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Douglas misses with a hook.
A head kick by Douglas misses
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a right hand
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot by Douglas.
Jeez, Moe Lester's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lester.
Lester lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab from Lester.
Lester throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Douglas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lester's calf.
Douglas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Jack Douglas's cut even more.
Douglas swings widly with a right hand
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Douglas misses
letting Lester counter with a right hand.
Lester misses with an attempted mid kick.
Douglas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Douglas moves out of range as Lester strikes.
Douglas lands a really nice looking cross but Lester seems unphased.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Douglas was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Crunch! Lester slams his shin into Douglas's torso.
Lester uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Douglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lester avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Donk. Lester catches Douglas right on the button with a cross.
Lester lands with an uppercut that bounces Douglas off the cage and back into range.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Douglas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas lands with an uppercut that bounces Lester off the cage and back into range.
Lester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lester.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Lester lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lester.
Douglas misses with a body shot
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Lester lands an impressive looking overhand right. Douglas doesn't seem phased though.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Douglas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lester lands with a right hand.
Lester on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Douglas misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Douglas. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lester is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a poor cross that misses
and Lester counters with a nice uppercut.
Douglas misses with a left hand
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas is rocked!
Douglas looks to land a combination but Lester avoids it well.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can Lester finish him?
Lester throws a wild body kick that Douglas sees coming a mile off.
Douglas seems to have recovered his senses.
Douglas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lester finds it's way round the side to connect with Douglas's head.
Douglas works the jab nicely.
Douglas lands a head shot.
Lester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lester doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Douglas digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
Douglas throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
Lester slips a jab from Douglas.
A swing and a miss from Lester.
Lester fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a straight right.
Lester checks a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Douglas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lester has got the better of the exchanges.
Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
Moe Lester is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Douglas.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Moe Lester's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Douglas!
Post fight, Jack Douglas stared into the camera and said 'I am the greatest tactician. I am the greatest submission master. I am the greatest knock out artist. Behold, The War Master and all of my greatness.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Green (ranked 42 p4p, 4 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 28 p4p, 2 weight class). Green's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sugar Rush. Larusso has chosen Glory of love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Green!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Larusso!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Larusso has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Green is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Larusso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Green. Green circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Green thuds a left hand into Larusso's body.
Green lets loose with a powerful body kick. Larusso will feel that in the morning.
Larusso ducks under a wild hook from Green.
Green changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larusso fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Green misses.
Larusso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Green.
We've been told by Green's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Larusso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Green sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Larusso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larusso breaks the clinch.
Larusso blocks a jab.
Larusso lands a head kick. Green smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Larusso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green connects with a nice looking jab.
Larusso throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Larusso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Larusso misses the jab.
Larusso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Larusso moves away from the strike by Green.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Larusso appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Green blocks a jab.
Green lands a lovely overhand right.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Larusso.
Larusso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larusso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Green scores with a spinning back kick!
Green scores with the left hand. Larusso knows he should have avoided that one.
Larusso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green slips under a jab from Larusso.
Larusso is looking to land body kicks.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Green throws an off balance right hand
and Larusso counters with a leg kick.
Larusso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Green thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Larusso if he has to take too many more of those.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Green connects with a body shot that sends Larusso's belly button to the back.
Larusso misses the shot to the body.
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Green connects with a right hand. Larusso shakes it off.
Larusso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Larusso misses with an uppercut. Green saw that one coming.
Larusso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larusso misses with a body punch
and Green counters with a nice body kick.
Green checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larusso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Green goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larusso lands a head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larusso. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larusso moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
A bone on bone clash there as Green blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Green.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Larusso looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Larusso checks a leg kick.
Larusso misses with a head kick.
Green moves out of range as Larusso throws a body kick.
Larusso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larusso looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters circling a little - Green finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Larusso throws out a leg kick but Green moves out of range and Larusso only half commits.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Green.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larusso swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larusso thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green scores with a leg kick.
Larusso wants to slow Green down by chopping away at his legs.
Larusso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Green misses with a hook. Larusso ducked under it nicely.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Larusso throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Larusso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It seemed like Larusso was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Green ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Green misses.
Larusso scores with a sloppy right hand. Green should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
Green cracks Larusso with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Larusso.
Larusso 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Green.
Green throws a hook but Larusso blocks it.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Larusso is just out of range.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
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 Blake Green will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larusso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Larusso with a jab.
Larusso has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Green.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Green swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Larusso.
A big left from Larusso misses.
Larusso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Green scores with a sloppy right hand. Larusso should have avoided that one.
Larusso throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green cracks Larusso with a good jab.
Larusso lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Larusso misses.
Larusso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larusso connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larusso throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green thumps Larusso with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Larusso.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Larusso.
Green gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Green connects with a leg kick. Larusso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green throws a looping overhand right but Larusso ducks down to avoid it.
Green digs a good hook to Larusso's body.
Green jabs Larusso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Larusso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Larusso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Green misses.
Larusso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Green avoids the body shot from Larusso.
Green lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blake Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
Green looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Green throws a hook but Larusso blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Larusso doesn't seem phased though.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Larusso.
Green connects with a body shot that sends Larusso's belly button to the back.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Larusso does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Larusso releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Green tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larusso tries to score with a low kick but Green moves his leg out of the way.
Larusso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
Larusso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larusso moves out of range as Green throws a body kick.
Larusso misses with a leg kick.
Green slips a straight right by Larusso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Larusso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Larusso misses with a body shot.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Larusso cracks Green with a right hand to the side of the head.
Green misses the jab.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Larusso.
Larusso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Larusso misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Larusso misses with a hook.
Green pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Green lands with a shot to the body.
Green lands a leg kick that knocks Larusso off balance momentarily.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
Green feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Larussos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Green misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Larusso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a leg kick.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larusso throws a push kick but Green slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larusso moves away from the strike by Green.
Green slips under a jab from Larusso.
Larusso scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy body kick from Larusso
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Larusso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larusso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Green looks to throw the jab but Larusso is out of range.
Green sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
A good leg kick by Green.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larusso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Larusso misses with a leg kick.
Green is looking to land body kicks.
Green stuns Larusso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Larusso fakes the leg kick and cracks Green in the body.
Green throws the kick towards the body but Larusso avoids it.
Larusso lands with a nice body kick.
Larusso throws a sloppy head kick
and Green counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Larusso.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Larusso's side.
Larusso swings for the body but Green moves out of range.
Green uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Green cracks a nice hook into Larusso's ribs.
Larusso looks to land a right hand but Green moved out of range.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Green scores with a jab to the body.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Larusso.
Larusso misses with a kick to the body.
Larusso scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Green manages to avoid it.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larusso moves away.
Green lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larusso's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larusso takes one to the chin there.
Larusso throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larusso thinking.
Larusso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Larusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larusso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Green tries to move into range but Larusso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Larusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Green uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larusso.
Larusso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Green 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.
Larusso scores with a nice right hand.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Green.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
Larusso instigates a clinch.
Green misses with the head strike.
Larusso tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
Green lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green lands a left hand.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larusso backwards.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Green as Larusso tries to tie him up.
Larusso lands a shoulder strike.
Larusso is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
A hook to the body from Green.
A head punch on the inside from Larusso fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larusso backwards.
Larusso misses with a punch on the inside.
Green lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Larusso avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Larusso blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green cracks Larusso with a nice body shot.
Larusso wants to get back to striking at distance but Green won't allow it.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green tries to work over Larusso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Green scores with a shot to the side of Larusso's head.
Larusso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Green is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green misses with some punches.
Larusso struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Larusso trying to control the position but instead, Green has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larusso into the cage.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green tries a body shot but Larusso blocks it.
Larusso breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larusso wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green misses with a straight right.
Larusso throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Green misses with an uppercut. Larusso saw that one coming.
Green is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larusso can do to turn this around?
Green catches Larusso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larusso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larusso circles away quickly and effectively.
Larusso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larusso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Larusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larusso.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
Larusso checks a leg kick.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Green throws a leg kick that is checked
and Larusso counters with a nice kick to the body.
Larusso works the jab nicely.
Nice shot by Larusso.
Green checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Green is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Green avoids the body shot from Larusso.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Larusso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily.
Larusso throws an off balance right hand
and Larusso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Larusso misses.
Larusso throws a leg kick that is checked
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Larusso throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Larusso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larusso tries to land a leg kick but Green saw it coming and moves away.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larusso throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Green blocks the low kick.
Green throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Larusso on the side of the head.
Larusso wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Larusso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Green checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab from Green.
Larusso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Larusso.
Green avoids the head kick by Larusso.
Green scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larusso throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green thuds a left hand into Larusso's body.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Larusso misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Green moves into range and connects with a jab.
Larusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Larusso moves away from the strike by Green.
Green tried to score with a low kick but Larusso checks it.
Green throws a wild body kick that Larusso sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Larusso! But no joy.
Larusso moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Green connects with a leg kick. Larusso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Green swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green slips a jab from Larusso.
Larusso digs a good body shot into Green's ribs.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
A jab from Larusso finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Larusso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Green wants to land a leg kick but Larusso is out of range.
Green takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses.
Larusso with a nice cross.
Green takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses.
Larusso throws a body shot but no joy.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
Green throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Green lands a jab.
Green fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Larusso is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Larusso bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the body from Green misses
and Larusso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larusso tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Larusso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Green throws a big shot that misses.
Green throws a lazy right hand but Larusso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larusso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Green.
Larusso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Larusso misses.
Larusso just misses with a punch to the body.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Green there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larusso cracks Green with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Larusso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Green throws a leg kick which misses Larusso's front leg but catches the back leg as Larusso tries to avoid it.
Larusso lands with a slapping head kick.
Larusso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Green momentarily.
Larusso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Green thuds a left hand into Larusso's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Larusso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larusso blocks a jab.
Green throws a body punch but Larusso moves out of range.
Larusso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Larusso throws an off balance right hand
and Green counters with a stiff right hand.
Green lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Green had his way with Daniel Larusso in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Larusso down.
Larusso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Green.
Larusso throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Green counters with an inside leg kick.
Larusso avoids the body shot from Green.
Larusso throws a head kick that misses.
Larusso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Green throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Larusso on the side of the head.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Larusso's side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Green misses with a looping left.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Green sees it coming and moves out of range.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Larusso scores with the left hand. Green knows he should have avoided that one.
Larusso throws a front kick aimed at Green's knee but Green avoids it well.
Green moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larusso moves out of range of the strikes.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Larusso.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Larusso checks a leg kick nicely.
Green fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Green works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Larusso.
Larusso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
Green scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Larusso.
Larusso misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Larusso.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Green sees coming a mile off.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Larusso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Larusso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green blocks a jab.
Larusso is looking to score with low kicks.
Green connects with a body shot.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Green throws a wild body kick that Larusso sees coming a mile off.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larusso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larusso throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Larusso misses the target.
Larusso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Green lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Green throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Larusso's head.
Nice shot by Green.
Larusso is looking to score with low kicks.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
Green swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larusso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Larusso closes the distance but Green moves to the side
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso moves out of range as Green strikes.
Larusso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green throws a push kick but Larusso slaps the foot to one side.
Larusso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Green scores with a nice right hand.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Larusso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Green avoids a kick to the body.
Green scores with a push kick.
Larusso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Green jabs at Larusso's body.
A slow jab from Green misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Larusso throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Larusso misses with a straight right.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Green misses.
Larusso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Larusso checks a leg kick nicely.
Green scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larusso raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Green lands a nice shot that snaps Larusso's head back.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Larusso's side.
Daniel Larusso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larusso's corner calls for a 1-2. Larusso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Larusso works the jab nicely.
Green scores with a punch to the head.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Larusso throws a leg kick that misses.
Larusso fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Green.
Larusso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larusso moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Green 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!
Blake Green retains his featherweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Blake Green made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Kaunismieli (ranked 10 p4p, 2 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 43 p4p, 7 weight class). Tyrone Jones has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Brooklyn Zoo as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Kalervo Kaunismieli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaunismieli thuds a left hand into Tyrone Jones's body.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a combination but Kaunismieli avoids it well.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab.
Kaunismieli loads up on a big right hand but Tyrone Jones slips the punch.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaunismieli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tyrone Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head.
Tyrone Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kaunismieli pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tyrone Jones is out of range and Kaunismieli settles back down.
Tyrone Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaunismielis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaunismieli takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyrone Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones tried to score with a low kick but Kaunismieli checks it.
Kaunismieli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tyrone Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaunismieli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaunismieli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kaunismieli throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyrone Jones! But no joy.
Tyrone Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kaunismieli moves away.
Kaunismieli with a hook.
Tyrone Jones wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice jab there from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a body punch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyrone Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Kaunismieli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyrone Jones slips a jab and a cross from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaunismieli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
A left and a right from Tyrone Jones both land. Nice combination.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaunismieli is looking to counter punch.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Kaunismieli was well out of range.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Kaunismieli throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrone Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaunismieli can pounce on him.
Kaunismieli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrone Jones throws a series of punches but Kaunismieli avoids them all with ease.
Kaunismieli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kaunismieli counters with a one-two to the body.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a combination but Kaunismieli avoids it well.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
A big left from Kaunismieli misses.
Tyrone Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaunismieli tries to land a front kick but Tyrone Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheers as Tyrone Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kaunismieli doesn't seem phased though.
Tyrone Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaunismieli drops his hands momentarily and Tyrone Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kaunismieli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaunismieli throws the kick towards the body but Tyrone Jones avoids it.
Tyrone Jones throws a series of punches but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Kaunismieli was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tyrone Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaunismieli darts in and clinches Tyrone Jones up against the cage.
Tyrone Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaunismieli lands a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli taking a breather.
Tyrone Jones breaks from the clinch.
Kaunismieli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws out a leg kick but Kaunismieli moves out of range and Tyrone Jones only half commits.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaunismieli counters with a straight right hand.
Kaunismieli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyrone Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tyrone Jones cracks Kaunismieli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaunismieli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tyrone Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyrone Jones throws out a leg kick but Kaunismieli moves out of range and Tyrone Jones only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaunismieli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyrone Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyrone Jones lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a straight left.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyrone Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kaunismieli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good leg kick by Kaunismieli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tyrone Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kaunismieli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook. Kaunismieli ducked under it nicely.
Tyrone Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kaunismieli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kaunismieli connects with a leg kick. Tyrone Jones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tyrone Jones slips a straight right by Kaunismieli.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaunismieli misses the target.
Tyrone Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones 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.
Kaunismieli catches Tyrone Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyrone Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli throws a head kick that misses.
Tyrone Jones moves away from the strike by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaunismieli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tyrone Jones lands a head shot.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrone Jones only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Kaunismieli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyrone Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Kaunismieli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russell Tyrone Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyrone Jones throws a solid leg kick but Kaunismieli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaunismieli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
Kaunismieli lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyrone Jones backs up against the cage.
It looks like Russell Tyrone Jones has been cut.
Kalervo Kaunismieli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaunismieli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Tyrone Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaunismieli lands with an uppercut that bounces Tyrone Jones off the cage and back into range.
Tyrone Jones throws a looping overhand right but Kaunismieli ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaunismieli's head.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Kaunismieli throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyrone Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaunismieli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tyrone Jones in his tracks.
Kaunismieli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyrone Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Kaunismieli looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Tyrone Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tyrone Jones scores with a leg kick.
Tyrone Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyrone Jones can pounce on him.
Tyrone Jones is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Tyrone Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyrone Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyrone Jones throws a series of punches but Kaunismieli avoids them all with ease.
Kaunismieli throwing a counter right hand but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Kaunismieli lunges at Tyrone Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyrone Jones's hand.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tyrone Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kaunismieli throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook.
Tyrone Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaunismieli can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones missing with a left hand there. Kaunismieli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyrone Jones shoots in but Kaunismieli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaunismieli.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tyrone Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrone Jones with a hook.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Kaunismieli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tyrone Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tyrone Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaunismieli as he jumps to the side.
Kaunismieli misses with a head kick.
Tyrone Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaunismieli misses with a body kick.
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the body kick.
Tyrone Jones is looking to slow Kaunismieli down with leg kicks.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
Kaunismieli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaunismieli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Kaunismieli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaunismieli defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli blocks a low kick nicely.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaunismieli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kaunismieli walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kaunismieli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyrone Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaunismieli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Tyrone Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch but Tyrone Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyrone Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaunismieli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrone Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tyrone Jones lands with a nice combination. Kaunismieli backs away looking to recover.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Tyrone Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyrone Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kaunismieli under the eye.
Tyrone Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli digs a good hook to Tyrone Jones's body.
Tyrone Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaunismieli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyrone Jones looks for the body kick but Kaunismieli saw that one coming.
Tyrone Jones misses with the combination.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones is having none of it.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Kaunismieli's shoulder, as Kaunismieli tries to avoid the shot.
Kaunismieli fakes the leg kick and cracks Tyrone Jones in the body.
Kaunismieli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tyrone Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyrone Jones wants to land a leg kick but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaunismieli throws a big shot that misses.
Kaunismieli throws a push kick but Tyrone Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Nice defenses there by Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrone Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab.
Kaunismieli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyrone Jones throws out a loose jab but Kaunismieli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaunismieli throws a lazy right hand but Tyrone Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaunismieli as he connects with a hook.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
Kaunismieli lands with a short shot to the head.
Kaunismieli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tyrone Jones.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli - that landed with a thud.
Tyrone Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
A shot in the inside from Kaunismieli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses with the head strike.
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Kaunismieli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaunismieli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kaunismieli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Kaunismieli moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Jones misses with a straight right.
Kaunismieli is looking to chop away at Tyrone Jones's legs.
Tyrone Jones throws a counter combo.
Kaunismieli blocks a low kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Tyrone Jones as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli is looking to chop away at Tyrone Jones's legs.
Tyrone Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones misses the jab.
Tyrone Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kaunismieli has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaunismieli lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaunismieli throws out a loose jab but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tyrone Jones! But no joy.
Tyrone Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Kaunismieli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli throws a wild body kick that Tyrone Jones sees coming a mile off.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Kaunismieli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick
and Kaunismieli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaunismieli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones looks to throw the jab but Kaunismieli is out of range.
Kaunismieli went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Kaunismieli avoids the punch easily.
Tyrone Jones stuns Kaunismieli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaunismieli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaunismieli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaunismieli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyrone Jones backwards.
Kaunismieli will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tyrone Jones up against the cage.
Kaunismieli lands a shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses with some punches.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones taking a breather.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaunismieli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tyrone Jones misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Kaunismieli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Kaunismieli clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaunismieli looks to throw the jab but Tyrone Jones is out of range.
Kaunismieli thuds his right hand into Tyrone Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrone Jones scores with the left hand. Kaunismieli knows he should have avoided that one.
Kaunismieli is looking to land body kicks.
Kaunismieli moves out of range of the leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrone Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Kaunismieli slips the punch.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaunismieli walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli misses with a looping left.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Jones tries to keep at a distance but Kaunismieli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones misses with the head strike.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyrone Jones tries to work over Kaunismieli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalervo Kaunismieli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tyrone Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaunismieli digs a right hand into Tyrone Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyrone Jones's gas tank.
Tyrone Jones is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kaunismieli pushes Tyrone Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Kaunismieli on the inside.
Kaunismieli gets through Tyrone Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones is trying to break the clinch but Kaunismieli has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli - that landed with a thud.
Kaunismieli scores with a shot to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
Kaunismieli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kaunismieli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kaunismieli lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaunismieli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaunismieli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli cracks Tyrone Jones with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli lands a right hand.
Kaunismieli misses with a body punch.
Kaunismieli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyrone Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli tries to throw a body punch but Tyrone Jones avoids it by throwing Kaunismieli back against the cage.
Kaunismieli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyrone Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyrone Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kaunismieli or not.
A right hand to the body from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli wants to stall.
Tyrone Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaunismieli throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyrone Jones.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Kaunismieli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Kaunismieli was well out of range.
Kaunismieli throws an overhand right that lands on Tyrone Jones's shoulder, as Tyrone Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but Kaunismieli checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. That's going to slow Kaunismieli down.
Kaunismieli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook. Kaunismieli ducked under it nicely.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones scores with a hook to the body. Kaunismieli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaunismieli takes one to the side of the head.
Tyrone Jones cracks the inside of Kaunismieli's front leg.
Tyrone Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaunismieli as he jumps to the side.
Kaunismieli ducks under a wild hook from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tyrone Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaunismieli misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli wants to clinch.
Tyrone Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaunismieli. Kaunismieli obviously looking to wear him down.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab.
Tyrone Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook to the body
and Kaunismieli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyrone Jones avoids the body shot from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli with a jab.
Tyrone Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaunismieli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tyrone Jones feints a counter leg kick.
Kaunismieli cracks Tyrone Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Kaunismieli misses.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalervo Kaunismieli had his way with Russell Tyrone Jones in that round.
The cut man is working on Russell Tyrone Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaunismieli slips under a jab from Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
Kaunismieli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kaunismieli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyrone Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kaunismieli throws a push kick but Tyrone Jones slaps the foot to one side.
A punch combination from Tyrone Jones misses.
Kaunismieli moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
Some bone on bone action there as Tyrone Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tyrone Jones misses with a leg kick.
Kaunismieli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyrone Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaunismieli is looking to clinch but Tyrone Jones is avoiding it.
Tyrone Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Tyrone Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Kaunismieli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kaunismieli closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones blocking some punches.
Tyrone Jones manages to break the clinch.
Kaunismieli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tyrone Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyrone Jones throws a jab when Kaunismieli was well out of range.
Tyrone Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaunismieli. That did some damage!
Tyrone Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Tyrone Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrone Jones throws a body punch but Kaunismieli moves out of range.
Kaunismieli staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kaunismieli doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyrone Jones circles away.
Tyrone Jones raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kaunismieli connects with a single shot there.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaunismieli misses with a hook. Tyrone Jones ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Tyrone Jones does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kaunismieli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kaunismieli misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaunismieli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Tyrone Jones misses.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones tries a low kick but Kaunismieli avoids it.
Tyrone Jones throws a hook but Kaunismieli avoids it easily.
Kaunismieli throws out a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range and Kaunismieli only half commits.
Kaunismieli pushes Tyrone Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyrone Jones.
Kaunismieli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyrone Jones's elbow.
Tyrone Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaunismieli swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyrone Jones ducks under a wild hook from Kaunismieli.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab.
Kaunismieli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaunismieli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrone Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Tyrone Jones misses its intended target.
Kaunismieli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Tyrone Jones there.
Tyrone Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Kaunismieli counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tyrone Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Tyrone Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Tyrone Jones takes a swing at Kaunismieli's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kaunismieli!
Kaunismieli cracks the inside of Tyrone Jones's front leg.
Kaunismieli tries to clinch but Tyrone Jones moves out of range.
Tyrone Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaunismieli's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaunismieli pushes Tyrone Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyrone Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyrone Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Kaunismieli manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kaunismieli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaunismieli takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli misses the jab.
Tyrone Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaunismieli.
Kaunismieli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Tyrone Jones misses with a right hand
enabling Kaunismieli to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyrone Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Kaunismieli takes one to the side of the head.
Kaunismieli throws a shot from downtown. Tyrone Jones moves away and avoids it.
Tyrone Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Tyrone Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrone Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Tyrone Jones!
Russell Tyrone Jones is the new middleweight champion!
Russell Tyrone Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Nixon (ranked 14 p4p, 2 weight class) and Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 23 p4p, 3 weight class). Chikatchawan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Animal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Evil Nixon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon blocks a jab.
Nixon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid body kick from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a front kick that sends Nixon stumbling back into the cage.
Nixon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chikatchawan connects with a leg kick. Nixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nixon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chikatchawan.
The fighters circling - Chikatchawan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Donk. Chikatchawan catches Nixon right on the button with a cross.
Nixon avoids the head kick by Chikatchawan.
Nixon misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Nixon.
Nixon misses with an uppercut. Chikatchawan saw that one coming.
Chikatchawan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nixon swings widly with a right hand
and Chikatchawan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chikatchawan lands a glancing blow to the side of Nixon's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan 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.
Nixon misses with a double jab.
Nixon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nixon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chikatchawan lands a nice hook to Nixon's body. Nixon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chikatchawan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut. Nixon saw that one coming.
Chikatchawan scores with the left hand. Nixon knows he should have avoided that one.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon misses with a double jab.
Nixon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nixon 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.
Nixon moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chikatchawan prevents a body shot from Nixon.
Chikatchawan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nixon's elbow.
Chikatchawan has a couple of punches blocked by Nixon.
Chikatchawan blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Chikatchawan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan working aggressively here.
Chikatchawan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've been informed that Chikatchawan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chikatchawan lands a nice uppercut.
Nixon pushes Chikatchawan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chikatchawan blocking some punches.
Nixon lands an uppercut.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chikatchawan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nixon is leaning against Chikatchawan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chikatchawan lands a hook that snaps the head of Nixon backwards.
Chikatchawan blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatchawan's elbow.
Nixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chikatchawan digs a right hand underneath Nixon's ribcage. Nixon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nixon gets through Chikatchawan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nixon is working Chikatchawan over against the cage.
Chikatchawan looks winded!
Nixon digs a right hand into Chikatchawan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chikatchawan's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Nixon as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nixon misses with a body punch.
Nixon lands a hook that snaps the head of Chikatchawan backwards.
Nixon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nixon lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nixon.
Chikatchawan throws a head punch that misses.
Nixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nixon has Chikatchawan pressed against the cage, preventing Chikatchawan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chikatchawans head.
Nixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chikatchawan backwards.
Chikatchawan is rocked!
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chikatchawan is still on wobbly legs! Can Nixon finish him?
Nixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chikatchawan or not.
Chikatchawan blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chikatchawan tries to throw a body punch but Nixon avoids it by throwing Chikatchawan back against the cage.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Nixon fails to land.
Chikatchawan seems to have recovered his senses.
Chikatchawan blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nixon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chikatchawan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chikatchawan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon drops Chikatchawan with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Chikatchawan! Nixon dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Nixon!
Evil Nixon retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Evil Nixon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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